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Orin O’Brien, the first female double bassist in the New York Philharmonic, broke gender barriers in classical music.

Rewriting the score: Orin O'Brien and the women who defied the patriarchy of the orchestra

March 06, 2025 4:00 pm

'The Only Girl in the Orchestra', made by O’Brien’s niece, has won an Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short Film. The win may not heal the years of bias, but it’s a start

Illegal orchestra bar raided in Worli, 23 held

December 04, 2022 12:29 am

Following a tip-off, a police team raided the bar on Friday night. The police found several women being forced to perform obscene dance at the venue.

Top orchestras have no female conductors. Is change coming?

September 12, 2021 11:26 am

Now a group of women could be on the cusp of breaking barriers in one of music’s most stubbornly homogeneous spheres: the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting.

Mobile orchestra tries to bring cheer to Venezuelan streets

March 06, 2021 3:24 pm

A mobile orchestra has been playing on the streets of Venezuela in an effort to give people a brief respite from the coronavirus pandemic

Germany-based Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra presented a concert in Delhi with plenty to admire

March 27, 2019 8:14 am

The orchestra began with Brahms’ Symphony for Strings No 2 in G Major, one of the most significant pieces by the composer. With clean harmonies, this one had the violins and the violas in conversation with each other.

52 orchestra bars in Thane lose licences

August 07, 2014 1:07 am

During police raids in these bars in the past, girls were found to be dancing or behaving indecently.

State restricts bar artistes to 8

November 17, 2009 12:14 am

With the state government deciding to restrict the female and male artistes in restaurants and bars (orchestra bars) to four each,the Bombay High Court on Monday allowed the hotel owners...