unHERd! | Das Komponistinnen*Festival

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!
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, 6:00 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, 6:00 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)
unHERd Closing Concert | Chamber Music in the Finale