Even after the Austrian government reduced its funding in protest in 2011, the orchestra still resisted. Almost as if to spite the government for meddling in its sexist ways, at the philharmonic’s first concert of January 2012, only two female musicians sat aside their male colleagues. Every year since, it’s been something of a sport at the annual New Year’s Day concert for regular concertgoers to count the few women onstage.
Didn’t know this about Vienna Symphony. Defiantly biased in their selection process. Sounds like they just don’t like being told what to do.
