Exclusive: Music director to pause conducting
OrchestrasWe hear that the trailblazing conductor Holly Mathieson, who is stepping down after five years as chief of Canada’s Symphony Nova Scotia, has also decided to lay down her baton.
In a letter to donors, the orchestra management confides: ‘Like many people, the pandemic gave Holly a chance to reevaluate. To that end, she plans to take a step back from full-time conducting to expand on arts strategy and governance work, enjoy a slightly more calm and consistent family life, and continue to pursue a lifelong interest in software engineering.’
Mathieson, 42, a New Zealander, is based in Glasgow and has worked with several UK orchestras.
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