The La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors. On Staccato

Applications are now open for the La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors. It takes place in Paris every two years.  It is a competition that is fast becoming THE place where women conductors can be seen, heard, and hired. Even for those who don’t win or place, there’s an Academy co-directed by the Philharmonie de Paris and the Paris Mozart Orchestra led by Claire Gibault and Olivier Mantei.  The percentage of women conductors has increased worldwide to 8%. A big increase considering it was only 4.3 in 2018. It still wasn’t enough for Gibault. She started the competition to increase the visibility of women conductors and to showcase their talent.    The competition is also the subject of a documentary Maestra, now streaming on Netflix.