In the last two years, the Venezuelan conductor has had a meteoric rise, after in September 2020, Glass Marcano won the Orchestra Prize in the “La Maestra” contest, an international competition for women conductors created in 2019 as a collaboration between the Philharmonie de Paris and the Orchester Mozart de Paris
Venezuelan orchestra director Glass Marcano she became the first Latin American woman to conduct the Brussels Philharmonic, on June 30. Two weeks earlier she had her debut conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Geneva, Switzerland, during the Fête De La Musique.
After leading the Brussels Philharmonic, Marcano is preparing to continue his 2023 Tour through Europe, Canada and the United States, with the support of the creative agency specialized in expansion plans, The Visionist Advisers (TVA), based in Paris and New York.
Glass Marcano continues to dazzle the world with her talent. The address in front of the Brussels Philharmonic captivated almost 900 people due to his passion and musical mastery. His energy moved the audience as he conducted Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony in the Flagey’s Studio 4, which closed the night to a standing room. His next concert will be at the end of July at the De Lerici Music Festival, where he will conduct the Toscanini Orchestra of Italy.
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Over the past two years, the Venezuelan conductor’s career has been meteoric. In September 2020 she obtained the Orchestra Prize in the “La Maestra” contestan international competition for women conductors that was created in 2019 as a collaboration between the Philharmonie de Paris and the Orchester Mozart de Paris.
Glass Marcano’s trajectory in the world of classical music is especially notable in a context where women remain underrepresented in leadership positions. According to a study commissioned by La Maestra in 2022, only 8% of orchestras worldwide are directed by women.
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