Is the piano world inherently sexist?

Charlotte Gardner
Friday, March 8, 2024

Following the Leeds International Piano Competition’s introduction of steps to remove unconscious bias from its selection process, Charlotte Gardner reflects on some of the issues

Yeol Eum Son - silver medallist in the Cliburn, 2009; and Tchaikovsky, 2011 (photo: Marco Borggreve)
Yeol Eum Son - silver medallist in the Cliburn, 2009; and Tchaikovsky, 2011 (photo: Marco Borggreve)

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