Israeli and Iranian in Paris baton showdown

The questionable La Maestra competition, seeking women conductors of the future, has published its longlist of 14 for next March. One Russian and one Ukrainian have been admitted.

The only two names we recognise are Israeli’s Bar Avni and Yalda Zamani from Iran.

Full list:
Bar Avni (34) – Israel
Hebe De Champeaux (42) – Netherlands
Olha Dondyk (19) – Ukraine
Yoona Jeong (31) – South Korea
Zofia Kiniorska (26) – Poland
Sophie Sze-Ki Mok (34) – Hong Kong
Katharina Morin (29) – Germany
Eu-Lee Nam (33) – South Korea
Liubov Nosova (30) – Russia
Tatiana Marcela Pérez Hernández (33) – Colombia
Silvina Peruglia (37) – Spain / Argentina
Deanna Tham (36) – USA
Yalda Zamani (38) – Iran
Martyna Zych (26) – Poland