New York Philharmonic adds a New conductor
mainA NY Phil debut has just been announced for New Zealand-born Gemma New, 31.
She will conduct the first Young People’s Concert of the season on November 17.
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Do you follow her baton, her little hand, or her pony tail?
What is wrong with you? Did a woman hurt you? If you were an artist as talented as her you wouldn’t feel the need to talk like that. Grow up.
This is a stupid question
Who are you, Trump?
He/She seems frustrated when others (especially young people) get something.
What is your problem? Did a woman hurt you? If you were as talented of a musician as her you wouldn’t feel the need to make such comments. Grow up.
Probably what these two guys are following
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfKBfH0g_Hc
I’ve seen her conduct the Auckland Philharmonia. You follow her baton.
Good stick technique, clear directions.
Kia kaha, Gemma !
Kia kaha, Gemma
Worked with her a few times. Not good! Immature, no clue how to rehearse. Embarrassing that the Phil would hire her
One can only conclude then that an awful lot of good orchestras (at least a dozen) in the Northern Hemisphere have been taken in by her, despite her “immaturity and cluelessness” when planning their 2018-19 season guest conductors.
As we* all know: when a man does well, it’s only because he deserves it; when a woman does well, it’s only because she’s a woman.
*we = men
/eyeroll
the legacy of affirmative action
Also, as we all know, when a man is terrible at conducting, it’s because he is a terrible conductor; when a woman is terrible at conducting, it’s because women are terrible conductors.
Why all this sarcasm? The comment by “MUSICIAN34” simply expresses his/her opinion about this one particular conductor without making any generalizations at all, so your responses look like nothing but misplaced projections and/or straw man arguments.
> Why all this sarcasm?
I have no idea how good or bad this conductor is. But NY Phil has hired plenty of mediocre or terrible conductors in the past for its concert series. (She is hired in this instance to do a Young People’s Concert.) Therefore even if she is indeed immature, I don’t see how it is particularly embarrassing for NY Phil as Musician34 claims, since there are plenty of precedents already. Hence the sarcasm.
Most young conductors still have much to learn about how to effectively rehearse an orchestra. And get better at it over time. And some rehearsals go better than others. Young conductors in their twenties are hired for their potential as much as their achievements.
Well, upcoming concerts show her playing with Hilary Hahn (Bach, Mendelssohn concertos) and Michael Barenboim (Glazunov). Both great players