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"A conductor is an orchestra’s guiding force, and over the last few centuries many maestros have risen to prominence for their prolific podium performances.
"A host of men and women have held the baton for the world’s leading ensembles with trailblazing conductors like Sir Simon Rattle and Marin Alsop becoming household names beyond the realm of classical music."
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Join the Ravinia Festival's Chief Conductor, Marin Alsop, for 2023's Breaking Barriers Celebration of Women Composers, July 21–23, 2023. Experience panel roundtables, a composer workshop, evening concerts, and more.
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"Performed to breathtaking effect by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, along with the Chicago Children’s Choir, and a brilliant assemblage of instrumental and vocal soloists, the concert was superbly led by Marin Alsop, Ravinia’s chief conductor."
By Hedy Weiss
"Marin Alsop, the accomplished chief conductor spearheading the event, says there is much work to do ‘to create a more equitable landscape for the future.’"
By Kyle MacMillan for the Chicago Sun-Times
Marin Alsop "[c]elebrating female conductors at Ravinia, a Latino street fest and more things to do" in the Crain's weekly arts and entertainment column.
By Graham Meyer
For the first Breaking Barriers Festival, July 29–31, Alsop is curating the three days around women on the podium, honoring 20 years of the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship and the centenary of Margaret Hillis, the pioneering founder of the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
Featured events across the series include:
two CSO concerts led by Alsop, former Taki Alsop fellows Jeri Lynne Johnson and Laura Jackson, and newly named 2022 Taki Alsop fellow Anna Duczmal-Mróz;
screenings of the documentary film about Alsop, The Conductor;
a symposium featuring women conductors, moderated by music journalist Wynne Delacoma;
a special exhibit exploring the history of women conductors in Chicago; and
education and family programming, along with other ancillary programs, to be announced in the spring.
La Maestra has announced its 2022 laureates
1st Prize: TACF award recipient Anna Sułkowska-Migoń
2nd Prize: Joanna Natalia Ślusarczyk
3rd Prize: Beatriz Fernández Aucejo
We are pleased to announce — on International Women’s Day — a series of concerts around the globe to celebrate its 20th anniversary season and the collective power of women in classical music. Performances will be held ten different major cities in the U.S. and Europe from September 2022 to May 2023.
Sep 13–14: Madrid, Spain
Oct 11–17: Nova Scotia, Canada
Nov 12–13: Reno, NV
Nov 17–18: London, UK
Nov 18–22: Graz, Austria
Jan 25–29: Richmond, VA
Feb 10–12: Hartford, CT
March 3: Philadelphia, PA
April 13–14: Katowice, Poland
May 3: Chicago, IL
By Hanna Edgar, Chicago Tribune
If you miss Marin Alsop on the podium at Orchestra Hall this weekend — well, first of all, don’t.
Though she and orchestra representatives won’t confirm one way or the other, Alsop, who made history as the first woman to become music director of a major American orchestra when she assumed leadership of the Baltimore Symphony in 2007, is widely assumed to be among the front-runners for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s music director post once Riccardo Muti concludes his contract extension in 2023.
The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship is pleased to announce its 2022-24 Fellow Anna Duczmal-Mróz along with two Associate Fellows Irene Delgado-Jimenez and Marie Rosenmir and three award recipients Kalena Bovell, Julia Cruz, and Anna Sułkowska-Migoń.
New collaboration with AT&T's “She's Connected” program also announced, empowering women with mentorship opportunities. As part of the collaboration, Alsop and a TACF-mentored conductor will be featured in the She's Connected campaign shared across digital and social platforms.
