The ‘Equality & Diversity in Concert Halls’ from DONNE also had some positive findings – some of the concert halls that were analysed ARE achieving gender representation and diversity in scheduling, illustrating that this can be done! We would like to highlight the concert halls whose performance scheduling includes 50%+ women:

BBC Concert Orchestra (54.55%)

BBC Symphony Orchestra (50%)

Chineke Orchestra (72.73%)

Southbank Sinfonia (50%)

Iceland Symphony Orchestra (51.35%)

Chicago Sinfonietta (100%)

National Philharmonic Orchestra (60%)

ROCO – River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (60%)

Access the full report here.