'Despite some significant progress, female and non-binary composers still comprise a tiny proportion of the works programmes around the world. Gabriella Di Laccio’s @gdilaccio Donne Foundation 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞, 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 is supporting action to change, finds Freya Parr

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'I see a lot of trends, but I don’t see them sticking. Greater diversity in programming would bring greater diversity in our audiences too.

How do we ensure this momentum continues? Will the organisations with the biggest reach and financial capacity commit to change?'…

Alongside her work with the Donne Foundation, Di Laccio is a singer, so we asked her if these experiences resonated with her on a personal level.

'I have certainly experienced misogynistic attitudes in my own career,' she says.

'Since I started the Donne Foundation, I have…

With a charitable organisation like the Donne Foundation 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞, 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 everything is dependent on funding.

But what would founder 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐃𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐨 like to do if she was given a golden ticket to 'fix' one issue within the classical music industry for women?

'I would approach every…