Women's Philharmonic Advocacy

Tag: Joana Careniro

  • Monday Link Round Up: March 7, 2016

    News to start your week!   WQXR profiles seven women conductors in honor of Women’s History Month – including Barbara Hannigan, Xian Zhang, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, Joana Carneiro, Elim Chan, Sarah Hicks, and Mei-Ann Chen.  Read more here.   The Oxford University Press blog has an interview with composer David Conte and his experiences working with Nadia Boulanger.  Read the…

  • Women Conductors in LA Times

    The Los Angeles Times recently printed a substantial article on recent appointments of several women conductors to prestigious orchestras. The piece opens with the recent news surrounding Xian Zhang and her appointment to The Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra in Milan, and the way that some in the media have highlighted her gender in a way that…

  • Joana Carneiro Wins Job at Berkeley

    Portuguese-born conductor Joana Carneiro has been appointed as the new music director for the Berkeley Symphony. Carniero was the former assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the music director of the Los Angeles Debut Orchestra. The LA Times covers the news here, but more information can be found at the Berkeley Symphony…