Anthony Plog on Music with Abbie Conant, Former Principal Trombonist of the Munich Philharmonic

Abbie Conant is Professor of Trombone at the Musik Hochschule in Trossingen, Germany. She was principal trombone of the Royal Opera of Turin for a year, then principal trombone of the Munich Philharmonic for 13 years. Her fight against gender discrimination in Munich has been featured in Blink, the bestselling book by Malcolm Gladwell, and our conversation covers that period in detail. In addition, Abbie is active with her husband William in producing a new genre of works for musical theater featuring Abbie as trombonist and singer.
In Part 1, Abbie talks in depth about her experience with gender discrimination in the Munich Philharmonic, describing her audition for the position of principal trombone, her demotion to second trombone, and her fight to win back her position.
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[@tesmith47]

Yep, women and Black folks have faced the same problem