'I felt the music passing through me'

Pianist and conductor Carolina Rodríguez Russum acknowledges how difficult it is for women to excel in music. Credit: Courtesy

Rodríguez Russum made her conducting debut at New York's Carnegie Hall. Credit: Courtesy

On April 30, 2025, Guadalajara native Carolina Rodríguez Russum made her conducting debut at New York's Carnegie Hall with the Manhattan Orchestra. Two months later, on June 28, she returned to the same stage as a guest conductor.