This week, soprano Golda Schultz and collaborative pianist Jonathan Ware bring their new programme of exclusively female composers to the States, with appearances at Philadelphia Chamber Music Society on 18 January, and San Francisco Performances on 21 January.

Already heard in Munich and at the Kissinger Sommer Festival, the programme showcases the works of Clara Schumann, Emilie Mayer, Rebecca Clarke and Nadia Boulanger, alongside a new commission from composer Kathleen Tagg and librettist Lila Palmer. Further European dates follow, with appearances at Köln Philharmonie on 6 February, Boulez Saal on 9 February, and National Concert Hall Dublin on 13 February.