Gender & Diversity Award 2025 was awarded

For the second time, HMTM has presented the Gender & Diversity Award to three students. The 2025 award winners are Svea Harder, Michael Dietrich and Veronika Sazanova.

Svea Harder (Master’s degree Musical in cooperation with the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding) was honoured for her one-woman performance »F(L)EMME FATALE – Die Frau in den Flammen unserer Gesellschaft«. She describes the content of the performance as follows: »A woman on a very personal search for her own self in a society that threatens to burn. Working through issues in order to resolve them. Being a woman today. Being human in tomorrow.«

Michael Dietrich (studied Teacher Training in Music Education (Schools) at the HMTM, Vocal Studies at the Mozarteum Salzburg) receives the award for his concert »Out of sight …« about queer identities, their (in)visibility and the ambivalence associated with them. Personal comments on queer perspectives on life and a specially composed song combine past and present to create a musical plea for queer presence.

Veronika Sazanova (Bachelor’s degree in Historical Performance, main instrument harpsichord with Prof. Christine Schornsheim) puts forgotten pieces by female Baroque composers in the spotlight in her project »Hidden Sounds – Baroque Women Masters in the Glow of History«. The aim of the project is to make the depth, beauty and timeless relevance of these long overlooked soundscapes accessible to a wide audience – and at the same time to raise questions about visibility, remembrance and cultural memory.