Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) was a prolific and successful composer. She not only wrote virtuoso piano pieces, but also chamber music, orchestral works, operas and over 100 songs. Her music inspired a wide audience in Europe and America. She toured as a pianist, conducted her own works and became the first woman to receive the prestigious "Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur". But today she has almost been forgotten.

On January 14, 2026, as part of the Franco-German Weeks in Leipzig, her music will be brought back to the stage by students from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater under the direction of Eva Meitner. The event will take place in room 1.04 of the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theater.

Together we will celebrate a composer who finally deserves to be heard again.

The event is a cooperation between the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Edition Peters-Verlag, the Institut français Leipzig and the Deutsch-Französische Gesellschaft Leipzig.