Where are all the women conductors? Everywhere apart from the UK | Tom Service

A female conductor is still seen as such a novelty in the UK, yet one of our most internationally acclaimed maestros is a womanJulia Jones rightly upbraided me when I interviewed her for tomorrow's Music Matters on Radio 3. "It's only in England that I get asked questions like this", she said, whereas in Portugal, or Vienna, or Berlin, or even America, it's not an issue.Haven't heard of her? You should have. Julia Jones is one of Britain's most successful conductors – it's just that she's...

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