Renate Matthei

Renate Matthei is the founder of Furore, a music publishing house in Kassel, Germany founded 1986 exclusively dedicated to publishing women composers’ works. She has been awarded with numerous prizes for her more than 30 years of activities in publishing and her incredible efforts in making the works of female composers known worldwide. Among the most notable awards are the German Federal Cross of Merit and the Soroptimist prize 2015 which is awarded to recognize the standing of women in german society. The company is well known beyond the borders of Germany with two thirds of the composers published in Furore’s program being international artists.