Music made by women

"Giving birth" is undisputedly the domain of women. Despite all adversity, strong female musicians have followed their calling and created music of individual beauty for centuries. Yet they were and are - even in times of quotas and gender acrobatics - not as visible as they are today. Stefanie Boltz and her trio want to trace their individual paths in the Silbersaal. Collage-like snapshots from the lives and times of famous female artists bring us as close to their lives, their reflections and their aspirations as they do to their works.

A journey through time

Hildegard von Bingen, Alma Mahler, Nina Simone, Kate Bush, Bessie Smith & Ma Rainey are just a few examples of women who were sometimes celebrated, sometimes forgotten and sometimes found recognition too late. In the FEMALE program, heroines from the Middle Ages and classical music, pioneers of the blues, women in jazz and contemporary songwriters - together with Stefanie Boltz - take to the stage.

Singer and agent

Stefanie Boltz has become an integral part of the German-speaking concert scene. For years, she pushed the boundaries of the voice-bass duo "Le Bang Bang" with Sven Faller and has also been in the spotlight as a leader and songwriter under her own name for 10 years. She also runs a concert agency and curates her own festival formats.

Creative comrades-in-arms

With the album of the same name, Female, she is releasing a subject close to her heart that has grown over a long period of time, bringing together being a woman and being an artist. She is joined by the much sought-after jazz pianist Christian Wegscheider, who also works as a lecturer at the Mozarteum Innsbruck and as a composer. Special guest Mulo Francel has been traveling the world as a saxophonist, emcee and co-founder of Quadro Nuevo for almost 30 years. He has explored the boundaries between jazz, classical and world music in numerous collaborations with artists from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

Cast

Stefanie Boltz - vocals
Christian Wegscheider - piano
Mulo Francel - saxophone & clarinet