A decade ago Kristiina Poska, from the small Estonian town of Türi, went to study in Berlin. Today she has risen to the position of Kapellmeister (Director of Music) of the Komische Oper Berlin - the first woman to do so in the history of the opera house. Last year she won the most reputable conducting prize in Germany also the first woman to ever do so. “Kristiina Poska has conquered the fortress which until now has belonged to men” is how German media put it at the time.
Kristiina Poska
Turns Disadvantages into Advantages By Külli-Riin Tigasson / Eesti Kontsert magazine Aplaus Photos by Johann Sebastian Hänel and Jürgen Kelper
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