A conductor, two composers – Diepresse.com
Dorothy Khadem-Missagh conducted a sonorous peace appell and a symphony by Louise Farrenc-at a concert that had organized EU representatives.
The classical music, a male domain: that there is still room for improvement in Vienna's music life in terms of the presence of women EU held publicly.
At the popular example of New Year's concert: « To date, we have not seen a woman to conduct this most famous concert in the world, » said Carl Hallergård, who, as an EU ambassador to the international organizations in Vienna, welcomed the audience to a concert that organized the « Team European », an association of various EU delegations in Austria. And that, according to the diplomat, should be a « small contribution »: « We will see whether it shows an effect in the room next door. »
The room next door, that would be the golden hall, place of the New Year's concert. Here in the Brahms hall, however, the Austrian conductor Dorothy Khadem-Missagh played with the Beethoven spring festival orchestra.
The program: « The weapons down! », A setting of the famous words Bertha von Suttner's famous words composed by Flora Marlene Geißelbrecht. Wolfgang Holzmair spoke and sang these lines, which in times of global upgrade sail particularly impressively. Followed by Louise Farrecs 3. Symphony in G minor (op. 36). The French composer wrote large orchestral works that were listed across Europe during her lifetime, but was largely forgotten after her death in 1875. In addition to many diplomats, the audience mingled with a. The Viennese U.N.-General director Ghada Waly and ex-Women Minister Maria Rauch-Kallat. (canoe)
