Congrats to Rei Hotoda

by sarah | Dec 11, 2014

Rei Hotoda was just named the first woman Associate Conductor to the Utah Symphony Orchestra.  Read the press release here. In the past Hotoda has collaborated with Canadian composer Nicole Lizée, and Hotoda is one of the conductors featured on the recording...

Congrats to Elim Chan!

by sarah | Dec 9, 2014

Congratulations to Elim Chan, the first woman to win the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition. The competition, which was founded in 1990, strives to support the careers of up and coming conductors.  The award is not only generous, but potentially life-changing: In...

2010-2011 Repertoire Report

by sarah | Oct 30, 2014

While our priority at the moment is to get the word out about our Performance Grants, we thought we might take a moment to reaffirm the need for those grants, by taking a close look at some data about what orchestras are programming.  In our work to level the playing...

Congratulations to Michelle Merrill

by sarah | Oct 24, 2014

The Detroit Symphony just announced that Michelle Merrill has been appointed the orchestra’s new Assistant Conductor. According to the DSO press release, As Assistant Conductor, Merrill will act as cover conductor for all classical series concerts, as well as...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs 1873 Overture by Elfrida Andrée

by Liane Curtis | Oct 19, 2014

In its three performances this weekend, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra took a monumental step in bringing to light an 1873 Overture by Swedish composer Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929).  The concerts have been led by guest conductor Arild Remmereit. Devoted readers will...

More on Mälkki’s New Position

by sarah | Oct 7, 2014

We recently shared the news that Susanna Mälkki was named the chief conductor for the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.  Reuters just published an article and interview with Mälkki which address all of the to be expected questions about being a “woman...