Archive for January 15th, 2016

Philharmonie de Paris, the First Year

Friday, January 15th, 2016

News from the new concert hall in Paris, the Philharmonie.  This is the press release for Yesterday’s one year anniversary: 1,203,056 people visited the Philharmonie de Paris during its first year. On 14th January 2016, one year to the day since its opening, the attendance figures confirm and highlight the success that the Philharmonie de […]

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Challenges for Female Conductors and Composers

Friday, January 15th, 2016

Do women face challenges in the conducting and composing worlds? What are they? Here, trailblazing composer and conductor Victoria Bond discusses those challenges and her view of what the future might hold. Bond has a masters and doctorate from the Juilliard School, where she was the only female in the conducting program, and a Bachelor’s […]

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