{"id":91634,"date":"2023-01-09T12:17:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=91634"},"modified":"2023-01-13T09:12:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T14:12:24","slug":"report-women-making-inroads-contemporary-classical-music-according-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/01\/09\/report-women-making-inroads-contemporary-classical-music-according-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT | Women Making Inroads In Contemporary Classical Music According To Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Lithograph
Lithograph on chine coll\u00e9 depicting Palestrina, circa 1858 Print made by: Jean Aubert; Published by Goupil (Public domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As classical music returned to the stage in 2022, a report suggests that the new normal includes a greater focus on gender equality and modern composers. The information comes from Bachtrack.com<\/a>, a European-based website focusing on classical music, including a large and ongoing database of live music listings.<\/p>\n

In 2022, the site published listings for 27,124 distinct events, which breaks down into approximately 14,000 concerts, 9,000 opera performances, and almost 4,000 dance performances. In 2019, pre-pandemic, the total figure was 34,648, evidence that the new normal isn\u2019t quite up to normal levels yet.<\/p>\n

While the data is admittedly limited in scope, the numbers nonetheless allowed the organization to make observations that they call statistically significant.<\/p>\n

Canadians on the list<\/h2>\n

The listings only cover the places where the website\u2019s listings are relevant, including Europe, the UK, and the US. Notably, it does not include Canada; however, a few Canadians managed to make the list all the same.<\/p>\n

The top ten busiest conductors<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Andris Nelsons<\/li>\n
  2. Yannick N\u00e9zet\u2013S\u00e9guin<\/strong> ??<\/li>\n
  3. Paavo J\u00e4rvi<\/li>\n
  4. Klaus M\u00e4kel\u00e4<\/li>\n
  5. Sir Simon Rattle<\/li>\n
  6. Daniel Harding<\/li>\n
  7. Manfred Honeck<\/li>\n
  8. Andr\u00e9s Orozco\u2013Estrada<\/li>\n
  9. Iv\u00e1n Fischer<\/li>\n
  10. Gustavo Dudamel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In the area of dance, Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite<\/strong> ?? is the only woman who appears in the Top 20 living choreographers list. Another 19 women appear in the top 100 list.<\/p>\n

    There were 12 women among the top 100 conductors<\/strong>, two with Canadian connections:<\/p>\n