'She was not allowed to pursue music': Cork pianist to perform female composer's hidden work
Pianist Ellen Jansson will perform her first solo recital at the festival, performing Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel's epic Das Jahr. Picture: Clare Keogh
Throughout history, many pieces of art and music made by women have been hidden away and lost. From artists and writers who, at best, created under a pseudonym, to female composers who were discouraged from creating music in favour of a more domestic life.
An annual festival in County Tipperary seeks to remedy the wrongs against these women by amplifying their once-neglected work. The Finding a Voice festival first started in 2018 and aims to highlight the music of women composers from the seventeenth century to the present day. It takes place annually around International Women’s Day and its theme this year is #ItsAboutTime
