The contemporary group Klangforum Wien has appointed two conductors in residence from January 2024.
They are the Australian-Swiss Elena Schwarz and the Zimbabwean-American Vimbayi Kaziboni.
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I have seen Vimbayi Kaziboni conduct twice in New York this year. He is excellent.
Wow – a female conductor with KF! They’re a very awkward bunch of past it musicians, who find it hard to agree on anything as a group. I’d be surprised if either lasts long.
Australian-Swiss and Zimbabwean-American = minorities?
How?
They’re saying she’s a minority because she’s a woman, and he’s a minority because he’s Black. What purpose do you think stating one’s nationality serves in determining whether or not someone is a minority?
In what way does Elena Schwarz belong to a “minority”? Not on account of her gender, since the planet has more women than men. Must be because she’s Swiss.
She’s a minority in the *conducting* world.
Not sure what the point of that headline is. Is there a quiet implied criticism in the appointments? Are either of the new appointments underqualified or otherwise inappropriate choices? If not, why make allusion to their sex or race? They are just two musicians.
Elena Schwarz is a superb conductor. She is definitely a lot better than Kaziboni.