Category: conductors
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WPA News Digest – August 12, 2024
Beginning in September of 2024, Anja Bihlmaier will be the Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Bihlmaier has a longstanding relationship with the orchestra, and the players are keen to have her on the podium for her precision, musical intuition, and the relationships that she has build with ensemble members. She made her…
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WPA News Digest – August 5, 2024
It’s August already! We hope your week and your month are off to a great start! *News Flash* — NYTimes article on Marianne Martines highlights the work of The Women’s Philharmonic and its co-founder, conductor Nan H. Washburn The Northern Chamber Orchestra of the UK has announced two new directors: violinist Zöe Beyers will be…
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WPA News Digest, June 24th 2024
The summer of 2024 is shaping up to be a summer of women conductors—a welcome sight in a classical music landscape that has famously been hostile to women on the podium. On July 5 & 6, Dalia Stasevska will lead the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in a program of Finnish music: Sibelius’s Symphony No. 5, Einojuhani…
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WPA News Digest: June 17, 2024
Here’s an update to start your week! The National Women’s Music Festival begins this week, June 20 to 23rd, 2024 in Madison, WI. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Festival, the NWMF Orchestra presents a program of women’s work in music led by Music Director Nan Washburn. We previously reported on the festival here, the program…