Calendar

October 24

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Kendall: O flower of fire
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
7:30 p.m. Symphony Hall

October 25

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Kendall: O flower of fire
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
1:30 p.m.

Cantata Singers
Noah Horn, conductor
Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610
7:30 p.m. Cyclorama

Celebrity Series
Paul Lewis, pianist
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21
8 p.m. Jordan Hall
celebrityseries.org

Music Worcester
CONCORA
Chris Shepard, conductor
Bach: “Gott ist mein König”
Bach: “Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn”
Bach: “Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille”
8 p.m. Mechanics Hall

October 26

Musicians of the Old Post Road
Works by Buxtehude, Walther, Graupner, Kleinknecht, and W. F. Bach
4 p.m. First Parish, Sudbury

Music Worcester
Zlatomir Fung, cellist
Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6
7 p.m. Mechanics Hall

Musica Sacra
Works by Tavener, McFerrin, Ellington, Bonds, MacMillan, Ben-Haim, Gilkyson, and others
7:30 p.m. First Church in Cambridge

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Kendall: O flower of fire
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
8 p.m. Symphony Hall

October 27

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Sphinx Virtuosi
Britton-René Collins, percussionist
Carreño: Tempo di marcia from Serenade for Strings
Coleridge-Taylor: Four Novelletten
Joplin: Treemonisha Overture
Skye: American Mirror Part One
Becenti: Hané
Stewart: Drill
1:30 p.m. Calderwood Hall

Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms Society
Steven Lipsitt, conductor
Kim Kashkashian, violist
Robert Levin, pianist
Larsen: String Symphony
Wyner: Duo Concertino for Viola & Piano
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
3 p.m. All Saints Parish

Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist
Poulenc: Sonata for flute and piano
Poulenc: Sonata for oboe and piano
Poulenc: Sonata for clarinet and piano
Jolas: Music for here
Françaix: Dixtour
3 p.m. Jordan Hall

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra
Gabriel Lefkowitz, conductor
Ian Greitzer, clarinetist
Ron Haroutunian, bassoonist
Porter: Canyons
Strauss: Duet Concertino
Suk: Serenade for Strings
3 p.m. Second Church, Newton
proarte.org

Back Bay Chorale
Stephen Spinelli, conductor
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Anna O’Connell, baroque triple harpist
Music by Schütz, Buxtehude, Schelle, and others
4 p.m. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul

Music Worcester
BACHtoberfest Choir
Chris Shepard, conductor
Bach: “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland”
Bach: “Das neugeborne Kindelein”
Bach: “Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft”
4 p.m. Mechanics Hall

Musicians of the Old Post Road
Works by Buxtehude, Walther, Graupner, Kleinknecht, and W. F. Bach
4 p.m. Old South Church