“Historically, in the orchestra space, you would find that not a lot of women have even the first seat. You won’t really have a female concertmaster, or even a female conductor,” Pitse adds. “It’s a very tough industry, because like I’m saying, you have to know more than what you are actually required to. So, there’s always someone who’s checking you and often it’s a guy who’s checking to see if [you] are who you say you are.”
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