Organized by accordo – junge Kammermusik Berlin e.V. and Andréa Huguenin Botelho, the festival spotlights female composers* from various eras and gives their works and voices a platform!
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Auftaktkonzert | Orchesterwerke von Emilie Mayer und Andrea Botelho
Archiv Frau und Musik | Vom Suchen und Finden
StudioChor Berlin | Lieder voller Licht
unlearn the canon | Wie gestalten wir Konzertprogramme der Zukunft?
unHERd Abschlusskonzert | Kammermusik im Finale
Feminale Hamburg | Female Voices!
Cité des Dames | À Chloris - Französische Airs und englische Songs von Komponistinnen des Barocks
Forgotten Female* Composers | Sommerklänge
Komponistinnen*Festival
In addition to concerts by dedicated ensembles and choirs, you can look forward to lectures that take an academic look at the role of women* in music history. Interactive hands-on stations invite you to explore the topic together in a playful way.
Schedule for the WOMEN COMPOSERS* Festival
Friday, August 28, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – Main Hall (Kulturstall)
Opening Concert | Orchestral works by Emilie Mayer and Andrea Botelho
Saturday, August 29, 2026, 12:00 PM – Small Hall (Ballroom, Britz Castle)
“Women and Music” Archive | On Searching and Finding
Saturday, August 29, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – Open-Air Stage (Britz Estate)
StudioChor Berlin | Songs Full of Light
Saturday, August 29, 2026, 4:00 p.m. – Small Hall (Ballroom, Britz Castle)
unlearn the canon | How Do We Shape the Concert Programs of the Future?
Saturday, August 29, 2026, 7:00 p.m. – Main Hall (Kulturstall)
Forgotten Female* Composers | Summer Sounds
Sunday, August 30, 2026, 12:00 PM – Main Hall (Kulturstall)
Cité des Dames | À Chloris – French Airs and English Songs by Female Baroque Composers
Sunday, August 30, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – Small Hall (Ballroom, Britz Castle)
Feminale Hamburg | Female Voices!
Sunday, August 30, 2026, 4:00 p.m. – Main Hall (Kulturstall)
