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16 September 2022
Alice Farnham with members of WoCo (Photo: Philharmonics Society)
‘The idea of the crazy-haired maestro is over’: How women are finally
breaking into conducting
On the eve of Dalia Stasevska’s second stint as Last Night of the Proms conductor, Kat
Lister meets those trying to change attitudes and draw more women to the profession
By Kat Lister
Alice Farnham is reliving a joyful moment she watched on her TV screen a few weeks
ago. “It was so amazing to see that image of a really powerful woman,” the
English conductor enthuses over a video call from her home in London. “It wasn’t
remotely sexual – that’s what was so brilliant about it.”
One might assume that the image Farnham is referring to is a musical one,
considering why we’re both here: to discuss the changing landscape of female
conductors in the UK.
