(Photo credit: Marin Alsop/NBCUniversal) On May 28, Marin Alsop returned to “The Kelly Clarkson Show” as a surprise guest to invite Cleveland State’s School of Music student, Kayla Selan, to shadow her at Carnegie Hall. Clarkson and Alsop started the segment by discussing the underrepresentation of women in classical music. Alsop shared how she did not have female conductors to {…}
The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF) has chosen Chi-Yuan Lin as the 2026–28 TACF Fellow. Lin was selected from a competitive cycle with nearly 150 applicants representing 41 nationalities. Currently, Lin is serving in the Conductor position with the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center Ensemble. This season she will work on “Cavalleria rusticana,” “Pagliacci,” “Salome,” and “Madama Butterfly,” {…}
(Photos courtesy: TACF) The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship has named Alena Hron of the Czech Republic as its 2024-26 Fellow. It also announced the start of the Richmond Symphony Conducting Apprenticeship. Along with Hron, Nefeli Chadouli of Greece has been selected as an Associate Fellow. Award Recipients include Jessica Altarriba, Cuba, Hannah Howard Andresen, Denmark, Micah Gleason, U.S.A, and Karen {…}