Czechs name first woman chief conductor

Czechs name first woman chief conductor

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

February 29, 2024

The South Bohemian Phiharmonic has appointed Alena Hron to be its chief conductor from September.

Apparently, no professional Czech orchestra has thought of hiring a woman before.

Alena is a student at the Zurich concervatoire. She has also been a member of the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship.

Comments

  • Bohemian Rhapsody says:

    By all accounts Miss Hron is a highly talented and promising young conductor with great potential. Best of success for the new partnership!

  • Christoph-Mathias Mueller says:

    Alena Hron finishes her studies (brilliantly) at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). As her professor I am delighted and wish her well-deserved success!

  • Zandonai says:

    We don’t have a crisis of conductors, we have a crisis of composers.

    • Bone says:

      Outside of Adès, I can’t think of a current composer making much of a dent in the classical world.

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