List of female classical conductors

The following is a sortable list of female classical conductors. Classical conductors work with orchestras, opera companies, ballet companies and choral groups. Many of the "disparities of treatment between men and women choral conductors [...] date back to the days prior to work-place initiatives against sexual harassment."[1] Women conductors have had to work hard for "acceptance in roles of authority" in the world of classical music.[2] Conducting orchestras has been called a glass ceiling by the BBC.[3]

Name Image Country Orchestras Born Died Notes
Alsop, MarinMarin Alsop United States Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo 		1956 -- First female conductor of the Last Night of the Proms in 2013[4]
Andrée, ElfridaElfrida Andrée
Sweden 1841 1929 [5]
Belinfante, FriedaFrieda Belinfante Netherlands Orange County Philharmonic 1904 1995[6]
Badstue, MariaMaria Badstue Denmark Gothenburg Symphony, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra 1982 -- [7]
Ben-Dor, GiseleGisele Ben-Dor Israel Houston Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic 1955 -- [8]
Bouchard, LindaLinda Bouchard Canada 1957 -- [9]
Boulanger, NadiaNadia Boulanger
France London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony, New York Philharmonic 1887 1979 First woman to conduct the London Philharmonic Orchestra.[10]
Brico, Antonia LouisaAntonia Louisa Brico
Netherlands New York Philharmonic, Denver Community Symphony 1902 1989 First woman to conduct the New York Philharmonic.[11]
Elim Chan Hong Kong Mariinsky Theater Orchestra 1987 --
Chang, Han-naHan-na Chang South Korea Philharmonia Orchestra 1982 -- [12]
Chen, Mei-AnnMei-Ann Chen United States Chicago Sinfonietta, Memphis Symphony Orchestra 1973 -- [13]
Coleridge-Taylor, AvrilAvril Coleridge-Taylor
United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall, Royal Marines 1903 1998 First female conductor of the H.M.S Royal Marines.

[14]

de la Parra, AlondraAlondra de la Parra
Mexico Queensland Symphony Orchestra 1980 -- First female conductor at the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.[15]
Derkēvica, AusmaAusma Derkēvica Latvia 1929 2011 [16]
Digby, SuziSuzi Digby United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall, St John's, Smith Square, St James's Church, Piccadilly 1958 -- [17]
Dudarova, VeronikaVeronika Dudarova
Russia Junior conductor of the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
Principal conductor of the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra of Russia 		1916 2009 First 20th century female symphony orchestra conductor.
Edwards, SianSian Edwards United Kingdom Ensemble Modern 1959 -- [18]
Equilbey, LaurenceLaurence Equilbey
France Accentus 1962 -- [19]
Falletta, JoAnnJoAnn Falletta
United States Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, Ulster Orchestra 1954 -- [20]
Fraillon, NicoletteNicolette Fraillon Australia The Australian Ballet 1960 -- The world's only woman music director of a ballet company.[21]
Gaigg, MichiMichi Gaigg Austria L'arpa festante, L'Orfeo 1957 -- [22]
Gipps, RuthRuth Gipps United Kingdom 1921 1999 [23]
Glover, JaneJane Glover United Kingdom Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, English National Opera, Glyndebourne, Berlin Staatsoper, Royal Danish Opera, Opéra National du Rhin, Opéra National de Bordeaux, Glimmerglass Opera, New York City Opera, and Teatro La Fenice 1949 -- Third woman to conduct the Metropolitan Opera.[24]
Gonzaga, ChiquinhaChiquinha Gonzaga
Brazil 1847 1935 First female conductor in Brazil.[25]
Gorden, KarenKaren Gorden United States Special Jury Prize, 50th Geneva International Conducting Competition, Staatsoper und Staatskapelle Berlin, Salzburg Festival, Bayreuth Festival, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 1967 Founded FORCULTURE in 2014[26]
Gražinytė-Tyla, MirgaMirga Gražinytė-Tyla Lithuania Salzburger Landestheater 1986 -- [27]
Guinand, MariaMaria Guinand
Venezuela 1953 -- [28]
Haïm, EmmanuelleEmmanuelle Haïm
France Glyndebourne Touring Opera, The Proms, Chicago Opera Theater, Lyric Opera of Chicago 1962 -- First woman to conduct Lyric Opera of Chicago.

[29]

Hannigan, BarbaraBarbara Hannigan
Canada Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Münchner Philharmoniker
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Helsinki Philharmoniker
WDR Symphony Orchestra
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Gulbenkian Symphony Orchestra
Britten Sinfonia
London Sinfonietta
Avanti Chamber Orchestra 		1971 -- Soprano Barbara Hannigan sings and conducts simultaneously[30]
Hicks, SarahSarah Hicks United States Minnesota Orchestra [31]
Hillis, MargaretMargaret Hillis United States Chicago Symphony Chorus 1921 1998 Founder and director of Chicago Symphony Chorus.

[32]

Holst, ImogenImogen Holst
United Kingdom 1907 1984 [33]
Hsu, ApoApo Hsu
Taiwan / United States [34]
Jing, HuanHuan Jing China [35]
Ioannides, SarahSarah Ioannides El Paso Symphony Orchestra, Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra 1972 -- [36]
Jones, JuliaJulia Jones United Kingdom Oper Köln, Staatstheater Darmstadt 1961 -- [37]
Kamensek, KarenKaren Kamensek United States Slovenian National Theatre 1970 -- [38]
Kano, TheaThea Kano United States New York City Master Chorale 1965 -- [39]
Kaprálová, VítězslavaVítězslava Kaprálová
Czech Republic Czech Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra 1915 1940 [40]
León, Tania Tania León
Cuba/United States 1943 -- [41]
Nishimoto, TomomiTomomi Nishimoto Japan Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra 1970 -- [42]
Novokmet, JasminaJasmina Novokmet Serbia 1969 -- [43]
Shara, InmaInma Shara
Spain London Philharmonic Orchestra
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Russian National Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Rome Symphony Orchestra
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
European Union Youth Orchestra 		1972 -- First female conductor who took the podium at the Vatican in 2008.[44]
Nathalie Stutzmann France Orfeo 55

Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

National Symphony Orchestra Washington

Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

 1965 First female to conduct an opera at the head of Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Washburn, NanNan Washburn United States Michigan Philharmonic Winner of the American Prize in Conducting 2013[45]
Worby, RachaelRachael Worby United States Symphony Orchestra in Wheeling, Pasadena POPS 1950 -- [46]
Young, SimoneSimone Young
Australia Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera Australia
Philharmoniker Hamburg		 1961 -- First female conductor of the Vienna State Opera in 1993.[47]
Xiaoying, ZhengZheng Xiaoying China China National Opera House, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ai Yue Nu Philharmonic Orchestra 1929 -- First female conductor in China.[48]

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