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Marin Alsop Conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Leonard Bernstein for 'Great Performances'
Daniel HautzingerGreat Performances is broadcasting a performance of Marin Alsop conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in her mentor Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish" symphony at Ravinia, where she is chief conductor. The soprano soloist is a Chicago area native.
How Marin Alsop Has Persevered in a World Full of Obstacles for Women Conductors
Daniel HautzingerMarin Alsop is currently the only woman who has ever led one of America's top 25 orchestras as music director. A new documentary on Great Performances follows her obstacle-filled rise. We talked to her about the obstacles women conductors continue to face.