FEMINISM AND POLITICS IN BRAZILIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

Abstract

The present paper aims to discuss the representation of women in highlights positions in Brazilian classical music verifying the number of invited people as a conductor, soloist, and composer by São Paulo Symphony Orchestra. We analyzed two specific moments of the symphonic group: before and during the management by Marin Alsop. She became the principal conductor and music director of the OSESP in 2012-2019, furthermore, she is the only woman to assume this position. We believe that quantitative studies may contribute to the investigation of the invisibility of women in classical music. Also, we discuss the reproduction of the rooted knowledge structure. Our findings are relevant and point to the difference in gender and the relationship between highlight position and knowledge structure. Therefore, we expect that this exploratory investigation contributes to other research involving the feminism and politic in classical music in Brazil.