Dynamic conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya is leading from the front

The Jewish Chronicle

London, UK

“In the US, the Jewish Russian-American Yankovskaya, 37, has been making waves for some time. She is a staunch champion of new and hitherto under-performed repertoire, cutting a swathe through the risk-averse attitudes that she often challenges in the classical music world. It’s not for nothing that the Chicago Tribune named her Chicagoan of the Year in 2020. She has already conducted more than 40 world premieres, including 17 operas, while the initiatives with which she is involved variously cultivate new opera makers, female conductors and composers, and a new generation of artistic leaders. Musical leadership, Yankovskaya suggests, can be a model for leadership styles further afield.”