For one day only, the Garrison Chapel plays host to Chelsea’s premier salon where you are invited to immerse yourself in a programme of vivid and lyrical works by female composers. Just as the intellectual playgrounds of 19th century Parisian salons were presided over by women of rare talent, this celebration sees female genius take centre stage. Expect gems from: Francesca Caccini, the prolific Baroque composer, poet and performer; Pauline Viardot, the celebrated opera singer who made her name as a favourite of Rossini and Bellini; Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn, whose male relatives have for too long cast a shadow on these exceptional women’s music; and Maconchy, the Celebrated British-Irish composer, and first female chair of the Composers guild of Great Britain.

The Garrison Salon: A special recital to celebrate International Women’s Day — Opera Prelude