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November 6, 2022CLASSIC MUSIC

Female conductors, composers are still rarities in classical music. How can that change?

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The acclaimed new movie Tár is stirring up controversy with its portrayal of Lydia Tár, a fictional female conductor. Tár, played by Cate Blanchett, is predatory, controlling and abuses her power throughout the movie.

Blanchett’s Tár is make-believe, but the film has reignited an all

June 18, 2021CLASSIC MUSIC

11 of classical music’s great LGBTQ+ conductors

16 June 2021, 15:09 | Updated: 16 June 2021, 16:31

LGBTQ+ conductors: Leonard Bernstein, Marin Alsop and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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The conductors, past and present, who’ve waved the metaphorical pride flag loud and proud with every gesture of their baton.

Many classical music performers, composers, and conductors – from

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