Baroque Band: With “Charlie’s Angels,” concertmaster and artistic director Garry Clarke and his splendid period ensemble play instrumental music from the court of Britain’s King Charles II. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston; and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Grainger Ballroom, Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; $35, $30 seniors; 312-235-2368, baroque
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Ethan Bortnick: The 10-year-old pianist, composer and entertainer plays his “Musical Time Machine” program, which spans Bach to rock. 8 p.m. Friday at Wentz Concert Hall, North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville; $30-$35; 630-637-7469, tickets.noctrl.edu
Brotherhood Chorale of the Apostolic Church of God: The 180-member chorus presents its seventh annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 5 p.m. Sunday at Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston; free; 847-905-1500, ext. 108, musicinst.org
Chicago Chamber Musicians: The group devotes its winter “Composer Perspectives” concert to the bracingly original, multicultural music of Gabriela Lena Frank. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave.; $20; 312-225-5226, chicagochamber
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Spanish conductor Juanjo Mena makes his CSO debut (replacing Yannick Nezet-Seguin) along with French violinist Renaud Capucon for a program that holds Ravel’s “Valses nobles et sentimentales,” Korngold’s Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s “Pathetique” Symphony; 1:30 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday; $23-$211. British conductor John Eliot Gardiner returns to the podium to direct an all-20th century bill consisting of Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements, Elgar’s “In the South” and Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra; 8 p.m. Thursday (repeated Jan. 22); $24-$207. Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-294-3000, cso.org
Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra: Music director and harpsichordist Stephen Alltop is joined by ESO soloists for an all-Baroque program of Bach and Vivaldi. 7 p.m. Saturday at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 155 W. Brush Hill Road, Elmhurst; and 3 p.m. Sunday at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook; $32; 630-941-0202, elmhurst
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Ensemble Dal Niente: The world premiere of Kirsten Broberg’s “with reverence (in memoriam Gerard Grisey)” shares the all-contemporary bill with Gyorgy Ligeti’s “Ramifications” and Luciano Berio’s “Chemins IV.” 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston; $15; dal
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Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra: The popular Chicago violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto as part of an all-Beethoven program conducted by Alexander Platt. 8 p.m. Saturday at Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center, 19900 S. Harlem Ave., Frankfort; $30-$50; and 3 p.m. Sunday at Ozinga Chapel, Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights; $30-$40; 708-481-7774, ipomu
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Lyric Opera of Chicago — Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘The Mikado’: The most popular of the Savoy operas returns to the Lyric repertory in a delightful new production by Chicago director Gary Griffin. Philip Morehead conducts. The terrific cast includes James Morris, Neal Davies, Stephanie Blythe, Toby Spence, Andriana Chuchman and Andrew Shore. Through Jan. 21 at Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive; $33-$207, lyricopera
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Music in the Loft: Violinist Desiree Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe and guitarist Goran Ivanovich perform works by Villa Lobos, Falla, Paganini and resident composer David Ludwig. 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at 1017 W. Washington Blvd.; $20; 312-243-9233, musicinthe
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Rockford Symphony Orchestra: Russian cellist Dmitry Kouzov joins music director Steven Larsen and the ensemble for Dvorak’s evergreen Cello Concerto, on a program that also holds works by Wagner and John Corigliano. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St., Rockford; $18-$56; 815-965-0049, rockford
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Berta Rojas: The acclaimed Paraguayan guitarist plays a program that reflects her wide-ranging classical and South American repertory. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston; $21, $18 for seniors; 847-467-4000, pick
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