BBC Radio 3 – International Women’s Day on Radio 3 – Putting music by women centre stage – the world record attempt

Let HER MUSIC Play will celebrate music from all genres, from classical to contemporary, jazz, pop, folk and beyond.

Today, Thursday 22 February, you can tune in to the live concert to enjoy music by over a hundred composers, including pioneering artist Kate Bush, 19th-century classical guitarist Emilia Giuliani, pianist Lola Perrin (who describes her work as “rave music for butterflies”), Brazilian composer Chiquinha Gonzaga, Errolyn Wallen (one of the world’s most performed living composers), avant-garde pop maverick Björk, Italian Baroque composer and performer Barbara Strozzi and the first African-American woman to have a piece performed by a major orchestra, Florence Price.

Gabriella created the Donne Foundation charity, to celebrate, advance and amplify women in music, and was listed as one of the BBC’s 100 most inspirational and influential women in the world in 2018.

“As a woman in music and an artist myself, I am fully committed to fundamentally transforming the music industry, ensuring my role actively contributes to meaningful change. This event is my way of trying to connect people around the world to join me on this cause,” she says.

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