Artificial intelligence analysis of the music industry and media has also revealed an interesting pattern: violinists are more often associated with women, while pianists are more commonly associated with men. This reflects deep-rooted stereotypes that still exist in the classical music world.
There is still a widespread belief that women are physically weaker, practise less, or are less capable of performing large-scale, technically demanding programs and “heavyweight” concertos. As a result, men are often given more opportunities for concerts, recordings, festivals, and international careers, while many highly talented female pianists remain overlooked.
One possible solution is the use of blind auditions, where performers play anonymously under numbers, and the jury does not know their name, age, nationality, or even gender. This practice has already been widely adopted by orchestras and has significantly increased the number of women in orchestras.
Unfortunately, only a small number of piano competitions have been willing to take such a progressive step.