Alondra de la Parra: First Female Chief Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra

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The appointment of the 34-year old made music history because the world of major symphony orchestras is still a heavily male dominated field.

“I am a woman, I am a Mexican but that is just part of the many ingredients that make me who I am. It’s more three dimensional than the particular labels.”