2023-10-21 17:42:13
With a spatula
October 21 2023, 11:42 am
Glass Marcano during the “La Maestra” competition held in Paris in September.
Glas Marcano, first Afro woman to direct the Paris Symphony Orchestra, the second Latina from the Yaracuy state to direct the Brussels Philharmonic.
By lapatilla.com
A source of pride for Venezuela, conductor Glass Marcano has had a fascinating rise, where in 2020 she won the Orchestra Prize in the “La Maestra” competition, an international competition for women conductors created in 2019 as a collaboration between the Philharmonic of Paris and the Mozart Orchestra of Paris. Marcano has also directed in London, Berlin, where she eagerly states that “Her heart is Latin, she is Venezuelan, and she will always want to return.”
Since she was little at 4 years old with bad behavior, through a music school representative she told her mother that classical music could help her calm that bad behavior and Glas in her process when she saw the orchestra director make some gestures. While directing, he sparked what he is today.
He began his musical studies at the age of 4 playing the violin. At the age of 8 he entered the Conservatory of Music Mescoli White Star, where he learned music theory and played in a children’s orchestra. He later joined the San Felipe Youth Orchestra. In January 2006 he joined the Yaracuy Symphony Orchestra and the Yaracuyana Youth Symphony Orchestra.? She was at the head of this orchestra where she had her first experience as a conductor during a tour of Colombia in 2012.
Glass Marcano
The Venezuelan Glass Marcano became the first Latin American woman to conduct the Brussels Philharmonic, on June 30, 2023. Two weeks earlier she made her debut conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Geneva, Switzerland, during the Fête De La Musique.
After leading the Brussels Philharmonic, Marcano is preparing to continue his 2023 Tour through Europe, Canada and the United States, with the support of the creative agency specialized in expansion plans, The Visionist Advisers (TVA), based in Paris and New York.
Glass Marcano
Glass Marcano continues to dazzle the world with his talent. The conduct in front of the Brussels Philharmonic captivated almost 900 people because of his passion and musical mastery. His energy moved the audience as he conducted Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony in Studio 4 of the Flagey, which closed the night full of standing-room-only spectators. where he was also at the Lerici Music Festival, where he conducted the Toscanini Orchestra of Italy.
Glass Marcano’s career in the world of classical music is especially notable in a context in which women continue to be underrepresented in leadership positions. According to a study commissioned by La Maestra in 2022, only 8% of orchestras worldwide are conducted by women.
A short video published by the BBC, where the young Venezuelan summarizes part of her musical life:
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