Milan’s Orchestra Sinfonica ‘Giuseppe Verdi’ has chosen Chinese Xian Zhang as its music director making her the first female principal conductor in Italy.
Zhang who has a two month old daughter recently completed a contract with the NY Philharmonic.
She will make her first apprearance in Italy on April 30th at a concert for the Pope.
Italy appoints its first female principal conductor (Gramophone)
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I know how you like orchestral/symphonic stuff, so I thought you would like to read about this conductor………