Mozart’s Sister

Australia (2024) 90 min.

dir. Madeleine Hetherton-Miau

What is the lost story of ‘the other Mozart’? A new feature documentary investigates a 250 year old musical mystery. Maria-Anna Mozart was, like her younger brother, a child prodigy. Together the children toured much of Europe performing as “wunderkinder” to European royalty. As a little girl she could perform, but as a woman she retired, never to play in public again. But she did not give up. Tantalising clues exist of her continued virtuosic playing – and even her attempts to compose. Mozart’s Sister explores the fascinating theory that Maria-Anna Mozart played a larger role than previously known – and turns our gaze to unrecognised female creators of our time. Why are there still so few female composers? The story is told through the voices of renowned global musicologists and Mozart specialists including music from original orchestral recordings.

“Master of Art” Film Festival 2025