Music Made by Women—A Journey Through the Centuries
Historically reduced to the passive role of the muse, women were institutionally and socially denied access to active composition and music production for centuries.

Hildegard von Bingen, Alma Mahler, Nina Simone, Kate Bush, Bessie Smith, and Ma Rainey are just a few examples of the women who have overcome these hurdles and reached unimagined musical heights. In the FEMALE program, heroines from the Middle Ages and the classical era, pioneers of the blues, “Women in Jazz,” and contemporary female songwriters—along with Stefanie Boltz—take the stage.

Munich-based jazz singer and composer Stefanie Boltz has become an integral part of the German-speaking concert scene. In addition to her numerous personal music projects, she runs a concert agency and curates her own festival formats. She is accompanied by Tyrolean jazz pianist Christian Wegscheider.