2025 BBC Proms – By the Numbers

2025 BBC Proms – By the Numbers

The 2025 BBC Proms season will begin on July 18 and continue through September 13, presenting dozens of concerts throughout the United Kingdom, and celebrating the tradition first started by Henry Wood in 1895. We conducted an in depth analysis of the 2024 Proms...
2025-2026 Conductors Report

2025-2026 Conductors Report

As we work through the data collected for our annual Repertoire Report, we also are intentional in collecting information about who is leading these performances and ensembles. The resistance of “top” orchestras to performing with a woman conductor has been well...
2025-2026 Concert Season: By the Numbers

2025-2026 Concert Season: By the Numbers

Our Annual Repertoire Report By Sarah Baer (and Liane Curtis) It’s a challenging time to be in the arts in the United States. It is unclear exactly how the next four years of the Trump administration is going to change the ways in which the arts are created,...
BBC Proms 2024: Repertoire Report

BBC Proms 2024: Repertoire Report

The 2024 BBC Proms began on July 19 and will continue through September 14, bringing hundreds of hours of music to Royal Albert Hall and other venues across the United Kingdom. This annual event – which has presented music since Henry Wood founded the Proms in...
By the Numbers: 2024-2025 Repertoire Report

By the Numbers: 2024-2025 Repertoire Report

By Sarah Baer Our favorite spring tradition at Women‘s Philharmonic Advocacy is collecting the season announcements from America‘s top orchestras. This process, which is always full of trepidation and hope as we gather data that indicates the direction of classical...