Fung featured in Philadelphia Orchestra's "WomenNOW" initiative

Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra presents: WomenNOW

Women innovators and creators take center stage in the 2019-20 season. Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestra will present composers, conductors, instrumentalists, vocalists, and thinkers in programs that showcase rarely heard works of the past and inspiring music of today.

Six women to take the podium:

Marin Alsop, Karina Canellakis, Jane Glover, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Susanna Mälkki, and Nathalie Stutzmann

 Compositions by 12 women to be performed:

Lera Auerbach, Lili Boulanger, Anna Clyne, Zosha Di Castri, Louise Farrenc, Elena Firsova, Gabriela Lena Frank, Vivian Fung, Jessica Hunt, Betsy Jolas, Raminta Šerkšnytė

Read the Philadelphia Orchestra's 2019-20 season announcement

The work of Gabriela Lena Frank, the Orchestra’s new composer-in-residence, will be the focus of several programs over multiple seasons. In addition to selecting and working with the composers whose pieces will be paired with Beethoven’s symphonies in the 2019-20 season, Frank will maintain a regular presence in the communities of Philadelphia, drawing inspiration for a new piece that will be premiered during the Orchestra’s 2020-21 season.