All-male conductors list finally gets broken
mainHazard Chase Ltd, the British agency renowned for only signing male conductors, broke its duck today.
Media announcement:
Hazard Chase is delighted to welcome the Swedish-born choral conductor Sofi Jeannin to the roster. Currently Music Director of the Choeur de Radio France and Director of the Maîtrise de Radio France, Jeannin takes up the post of Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers in July 2018 – the first female conductor to hold the title.
it’s exciting to see another beautiful young female conductor get promoted!
Of course; as those are the qualities that matter, are they not?
Indeed, but what if her ‘inner man’ comes-out?
https://slippedisc.com/2017/07/mirga-needs-to-find-her-inner-man/
This film about Sir Thomas Beecham is spot on, all you have to do is ensure the orchestra starts and ends together, the audience does not care what happens in between. His view on Wozzeck is hilarious. Not bad for a conductor whose main income was derived from the manufacture of laxatives!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWIxYTjZUdY
About time.
I think that none of the above comments do any justice to the quality of Sofi’s work. She has transformed both la Maitrise and le Choeur de Radio France and is an extremely serious and inspirational artist, much respected by the musicians with whom she works.Ask any of the conductors who come to the orchestras at Radio France.
No crime in being beautiful and talented. At least the last time I checked.
Thank you!
Looks like a fabulous appointment, well-desreved