Ahead of this weekend’s ceremony, Noone is already full of great anecdotes about John Williams, Saoirse Ronan, and Hozier! After it was announced in late January that this year’s Oscars ceremony would feature the first ever female conductor, it wasn’t long before Irish folk found themselves beaming with pride when the conductor was announced as […]

6 years ago

A genuinely amazing achievement. Irish conductor Eimear Noone will become the first woman to lead the Oscars orchestra at the 2020 Academy Awards ceremony. The Galway-born woman will conduct excerpts from the five nominated scores, although it is not yet clear whether the scores will be presented as a medley or separately. The Oscars gig is […]

6 years ago