Music and Motherhood

BBC Music Magazine

London, UK

Yankovskaya took to the podium to conduct COT’s final performance of Becoming Santa Claus... just three days after giving birth to her second child. This event joined a long list of standout moments from the career of this trailblazing conductor and cultural advocate who, throughout her career, has spoken candidly about her experiences as a woman and mother in the music sector, and has shaped the development of dozens of world premieres, commissioning no fewer than 11 operas during her seven-season tenure at the Chicago Opera Theatre.