Monday Link Round Up: April 11, 2016

by sarah | Apr 11, 2016

News to start your week!   Susanna Mälkki’s work continues to be recognized.  Not long ago she was named the new Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and just this week it was announced that she is the new Principal Guest Conductor of the...

Monday Link Round Up: March 21, 2016

by sarah | Mar 21, 2016

News to start your week!   The Women Composers Festival of Hartford, which took place March 10-13, included a keynote address by WPA President Liane Curtis.  Conductor Dr. Amelia Nagoski offered her reflection on Liane’s message on her blog, Thoughtful...

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla in the News

by sarah | Jan 13, 2016

Audiences are getting more and more familiar with the name Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla for good reason.  The up and coming conductor is gaining attention – and acclaim – for her work in the United States and around the world. NBC Today recently...

Listen to FEMALE CONDUCTORS — a whole LOT of them!!

by Liane Curtis | Dec 11, 2015

Back on Aug. 9, 2015, Jeremy Eichler (the Boston Globe’s classical music critic) annoyed me by repeatedly using male pronouns in an article about the art of conducting.  True, the article’s focus was the Boston SO’s new(ish) music director Andris Nelsons, but I...

Moving Forward: Opportunities for Women Conductors

by sarah | Dec 4, 2015

It’s been a banner year for opportunities for women conductors.  Since this time last year we’ve shared stories about: Elim Chan, the first woman to win the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition Rei Hotoda, the first woman Associate Conductor to the Utah...

Xian Zhang Wins New Jersey Podium

by sarah | Nov 20, 2015

The New Jersey Symphony has named Xian Zhang as their 14th Music Director. The Chinese American conductor is well known – and well regarded – throughout the United States and around the globe.  She was appointed the Assistant Conductor of the New York...