
Maestras: The Long Journey of Women to the Podium
Documentary · Music
Overview
When a woman steps onto the conductor's podium, she is always one of the first: the first to lead a world-class orchestra, the first to conduct the closing night of London's Proms, the first to win the German Conductor Prize. It seems as though the world of orchestral conducting might finally be ready to change its attitudes toward female conductors.
Top Cast


Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop
Self/Conductor/Violinst
Marin Alsop
Self/Conductor/Violinst


Barbara Hannigan
Barbara Hannigan
Self/Conductor/Soprano
Barbara Hannigan
Self/Conductor/Soprano


Sylvia Caduff
Sylvia Caduff
Self/Conductor
Sylvia Caduff
Self/Conductor


Joana Mallwitz
Joana Mallwitz
Self/Conductor
Joana Mallwitz
Self/Conductor
Anu Tali
Anu Tali
Self/Conductor
Anu Tali
Self/Conductor


Konstantia Gourzí
Konstantia Gourzí
Self/Conductor/Composer
Konstantia Gourzí
Self/Conductor/Composer
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