The youngest orchestra boss in Spain
OrchestrasThe Orquesta de Extremadura in the west of Spain has appointed Hae Won Oh as its new manager.
The bassoonist is 32.
Raised in Badajoz, she attended Syracuse University in upstate New York and has founded an international festival in the poorly resourced borderland region.
Watch out for Oh.
Yes, random appointment of someone with no orchestra experience made by a far-right government who wanted to get rid of a previous director who was doing a great job just because he was too liberal. Great move.
Let’s wait and see how she does though!
https://www.codalario.com/hae-won-oh/noticias/la-orquesta-de-extremadura-tiene-nueva-gerente_12917_3_41226_0_1_in.html
This is clearly in Spanish, so translation (Google?) may be called for.
Orchestra management is like dog years, 1 year equals 7. She’ll age quickly!
Congratulations but never forget that your journey in began with a bassoon in your hands! How fortunate we are to have great music in our lives!