‘Women can’t conduct, but she’s different’: The backhanded compliment still haunting Simone Young
- Posted on January 18, 2026
- By The Sydney Morning Herald
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‘Women can’t conduct, but she’s different’: The backhanded compliment still haunting Simone Young
The internationally lauded musical interpreter and teacher, 64, is the first woman in the history of the role to be chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
