WOMEN ON THE PODIUM: A NEW GENERATION OF CONDUCTORS

Between 2024 and 2026, only 23 per cent of conducting posts were entrusted to women, despite the increasingly broad access women now enjoy to the profession of conductor. In recent years, a number of initiatives have worked to improve the representation of women in classical music and opera, while supporting their careers, including La Maestra International Competition and Academy for Women Conductors, as well as the mentoring programme for conductors within the Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. This discussion shines a spotlight on four conductors appearing at the Festival this summer as they reflect on their inspiring careers.

WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF: Lucie Leguay (conductor of Accabadora, woman conductor in residence of the 2023 Académie), Arianna Radaelli (woman conductor in residence of the 2026 Académie), Lamar Elias (conductor assistant of the Symphonic Session of the OJM, semi-finalist of La Maestra 2026) and Gabriella Teychenné (musical supervision of El Cimarrón)