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Principal conductor National Youth Orchestra, Royal LiverpoolPhilharmonic
Orchestras “react better when they have a man infront of them” “a cute girl on a podium means that musicians thinkabout other things”
He also added that musicians often have less sexual energyand can focus more on the music when encountering fewer distractions of asexual nature when conducted by a maleconductor
Petrenko’s sexist comments, Yuri Temirkanov “The essence of aconductor’s profession is strength. The essence of a woman is weakness”
His belief that women adequate, become someof the greatest.
Completely unnoticed and unquestioned.
To comba heavy sexism in orchestras, many auditionees are playing behind screens tokeep the gender of the player a secret.
The likelihood preliminary round 50% for women,
Highlights menwith equal or less talent than the women favouritism for the fact they were male
Proms existed for 120 years, last night prestigious, no woman had ever conducted them until 2013.
Marin Alsop, return this year due to public demand, chauvinisticcomments made online and in the media.
Took 118 yearsfor a woman to be deemed talented enough to conduct distinguished eventcontributes to the knowledge that sexism is rampant on the classical musicscene and has a very long way to go before equality is reached
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