TinyFloatingTurtle

Hi Michael, thanks for this great AMA! Most of my possible questions have already been asked and answered.

One remains: In the early 90s an older friend of mine trained as a conductor. She was quite good (according to her sorta-mentor) but when she took the first steps in a more professional environment she was really disheartened by the reactions many musicians showed to a female conductor. She finally cracked after an older Japanese first chair violinist refused to work with/listen to a woman.

According to her very supportive mentor this was a prevalent problem. Do you know if this is still the case? Or did she have phenomenal bad luck and it was never this bad? I'd love to hear your opinion on this. Thanks!

Hi Michael, thanks for your answer. I'm happy to hear that times are changing!