Pianist

An enticing selection of art songs spans familiar and overlooked repertoire from myriad styles, all rooted in great literature with settings of Walt Whitman, Shakespeare, Langston Hughes, and Strauss’s opulent Four Last Songs with texts by Hermann Hesse. South African soprano Golda Schultz, who has starred at the Opéra National de Paris, Metropolitan Opera, and BBC Proms, brings this program to life with her “remarkable depth and dimension” and “distinctively thrilling radiance” (Financial Times).

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Golda Schultz, soprano (Baltimore Debut) Jonathan Ware, piano (Baltimore Debut)

Johns Hopkins University

South African soprano Golda Schultz is blessed with “one of the most golden rich-toned voices of her generation” (Opera). Her thrilling PCMS debut recital with pianist Jonathan Ware in 2022 revealed a rare combination of musical wit and curatorial thought. “Schultz and Ware made each song a deeply involving short story. She gives listeners the feeling that each piece of music is being newly discovered as she delivers it, a sense of wonder being transmitted from artist to audience” (Star Tribune).

Golda Schultz, soprano Jonathan Ware, piano

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

The young lyric soprano Elsa Dreisig has already established herself on the European music scene with both central opera roles and concert performances. She has received several talent awards and recognitions, and in addition to prestigious roles, she has released two albums, one in collaboration with the renowned American accompanist and chamber musician Jonathan Ware, who will also accompany Elsa Dreisig at this concert. The concert will also feature Bulgarian violinist Nikola Nikolov, who is married to Elsa Dreisig and has been associated with the Orchestre de Paris since 2008.

Elsa Dreisig, Jonathan Ware & Nikola Nikolov

Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

Alison Balsom and Tine Thing Helseth have shown the way, and now Matilda Lloyd is the next trumpeter to sound the fanfare for more female power. Critics are particularly praising the British up-and-comer's exceptional musicality and flawless technique.

Rising Stars: Matilda Lloyd & Jonathan Ware

Museum Ludwig

In a frenetic world where there never seems time 'to stop and stare', this evening of song celebrates the art of contemplation and what it means to be alive. Drawing inspiration from the poetry of the Romantics to the present day the programme will reflect 'On Man, On Nature and On Human Life'.

Samling Artists

Wigmore Hall

Feast your eyes and ears, as fashion and song intersect in this lieder recital like no other. Turning the defiant mindset of the 1920s New Objectivity movement towards today’s social attitudes, Rowan Hellier explores the role of symbolism and sensuality in the modern female identity. Her programme unites music by Rita Strohl, Kurt Weill and Cathy Berberian with outfits created by stage and costume designer Rebekka Dornhege Reyes.

She Represents

Cathedral Precinct

Soprano Golda Schultz is among the world’s most celebrated opera singers. For her International Artist Series debut, she will collaborate with her regular pianist partner Jonathan Ware in this revelatory collection of songs exploring several overlooked worlds of women composers, from the height of the Romantic Era to the present day. The program has been called “a love-letter to women in music” exploring themes of love, nature, folklore and belief – all from a distinctly female perspective – in songs by Nadia Boulanger, Emilie Mayer, Rebecca Clarke and Clara Schumann, and a new three-song cycle called “This Be Her Verse” by Kathleen Tagg and Lila Palmer.

Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, piano

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

South African soprano Golda Schultz has been gracing the stage of the world’s greatest opera houses—from the Metropolitan Opera to the Vienna State Opera. Equally at home in leading operatic roles as she is as a soloist with the world’s foremost orchestras and in the most venerated recital halls, she has quickly become a leading voice in a new generation of star singers. For her Princeton University Concerts debut, she brings the extraordinary warmth of her voice to a program hailed as “a love-letter to women in music” exploring themes of love, nature, folklore and belief from a distinctly female perspective. Discussing the program’s curation, she shares: “Emilie Mayer, whose music was never recorded, was a genius on the level with Beethoven, but she was forgotten the day after she died in 1883. Nadia Boulanger became one of the greatest pedagogues with a touch that defined American culture. Even when we forget these women, what they’ve done still remains.”  

Golda Schultz, Soprano Jonathan Ware, Piano

Alexander Hall

Every Carnegie Hall debut is a notable event, and recitals in the intimate Weill Recital Hall can be especially powerful for artist and audience alike. Simon Bode is an acclaimed tenor whose “voice radiates a charisma and intensity that requires no reinforcement” (Bachtrack), and in this recital debut he performs a program of 19th-century art song and opera, including works by Wagner, Duparc, Liszt, and Wolf.

Simon Bode, Tenor Jonathan Ware, Piano

Carnegie Hall

“It’s difficult to resist the purity of her sound, the loveliness of her pearly, bright tone…and unfailing musicality” (Gramophone). “She sings with an unaffected directness, allowing the music to speak for itself” (Opera Now). 

Camilla Tilling, soprano Jonathan Ware, piano

Clayton State University

Theater is magic – and listening makes you want to cluck your throat and flutter your tongue. Lydia Mahnkopf and Jonathan Ware introduce children and their adult companions to songs that invite them to use their own voice. If you’ve seen how much the little ones delight in imitation, you know how joyfully babies and toddlers react to sounds. This musical adventure is integrated into a story about the finest singers around us: the birds in the forest and garden. Join us for an experience that gives wings to the imagination.

Pianist

Jonathan Ware

Events

Upcoming events

1 - 2 Nov, 2026

The Birds · Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Past events

Mar 22, 2026

Golda Schultz, soprano (Baltimore Debut) Jonathan Ware, piano (Baltimore Debut) · Shriver Hall Concert Series

Mar 17, 2026

Golda Schultz, soprano Jonathan Ware, piano · Philadelphia Chamber Music Society

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in L'isle joyeuse by Debussy

Kölner Philharmonie

Piano in Légende by Enescu

Kölner Philharmonie

Piano in Miroirs by Ravel

Kölner Philharmonie

Piano in The Prayer of St. Gregory by Hovhaness

Kölner Philharmonie

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