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How the World of Classical Music Has Responded to TÁR

RogerEbert

Chicago, IL

“I am glad that the film has sparked so much conversation about conducting,” said Yankovsaya, a rising star in classical music [and] music director of Chicago Opera Theater. “While it’s unfortunate that Tár is a negative character, I am heartened to know that now, when people think ‘conductor,’ the image in their minds might be of a woman.”

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Second Homes: Lidiya Yankovskaya speaks up for 'second' companies

Opera Magazine

London, UK

“It's a beautiful opportunity,” says Lidiya Yankovskaya. “A month of rehearsal, where the director, the singer and I get to think every day about every nuance of that emotional dramatic arc over the course of the piece. That is a luxury.” Speaking over Zoom during a rare day off between concerts in Detroit and Knoxville, the Russian-American conductor is palpably excited about her upcoming appearances at English National Opera.

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Staging Górecki’s Sorrowful Songs

Bachtrack

London, UK

“Short phrases are much easier and clearer to conduct; in pieces like this, large gestures across time are key. It’s all one big phrase, and it relies on the conductor to carry that phrasing. When you have that many major chords in a row, how each one is voiced becomes crucial.”

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Global Assist

Symphony Magazine

New York, NY

"Refugees often don't talk about refugee status; they don't want it to define them," says Lidiya Yankovskaya, found­er and conductor of the Refugee Orchestra Project, an ensemble of top-level musicians from around the globe. "They want to define their own lives for who they are."

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ListN Up

I Care if You Listen

Boston, MA

Music can foster dialogue – by telling stories, by transporting us into a different place, a different culture, a different sense of time, a different point in history…

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Queering the Classics

Edge

Cleveland, OH

A growing number of queer-inclusive interpretations of classic works have been filling up season calendars. These deliberately imaginative revivals perform a corrective function, reinstating queer people into cultural contexts where they were previously — and inaccurately — erased.

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Players 50 2022: The Music Makers

Newcity Stage

Chicago, IL

Opera is a collaborative and, at its best, a transformative art form. Chicago Opera Theater ushered in an exciting new artistic era by bringing Russian-American conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya to COT as music director.

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Morning Cafe

Hawai’i Public Radio

Honolulu, HI

Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya stopped by HPR studios to talk about her upcoming performance with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra in their Starlight concert series from the Waikīkī Shell.

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