BBC Proms 2024: Repertoire Report

by sarah | Jul 25, 2024

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...

WPA News Digest, June 24th 2024

by Kathleen McGowan | Jun 24, 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...

By the Numbers: 2024-2025 Repertoire Report

by sarah | May 28, 2024

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...

2023 New Recording Wrap Up

by sarah | Jan 17, 2024

Even as we look forward to the concerts, projects, and music that lie ahead in the new year, let’s reaffirm New Year’s resolutions to listen to more works by women composers and have a look back at some of the best classical albums to come out of 2023. It’s time to...

2023-2024 Season: By The Numbers

by sarah | Jun 12, 2023

Sarah Baer offers her annual statistical study of the representation of women composers in the top 21 U.S. orchestras; also the representation and role of women conductors is examined.  Liane Curtis also offered editorial input to this article. Symphony orchestras...