Conducting an orchestra is still a job 95 percent entrusted to men. But the 5 percent of women who get on the podium today started a revolution that is proving to be unstoppable, like an avalanche. When a woman is in charge, many things change: “The taboo is breaking – says Silvia Casarin Rizzolo, Venetian, one of the most famous orchestra conductors in the world – thanks to female energy. I’m certainly not talking about physical strength, but about greater resistance to pain, greater capacity for understanding and adaptation. For centuries, women have proven to be good at managing many things at the same time. The world of culture is becoming aware of this and is appreciating it”.
