Claire Chase and Jacob Greenberg: The flutist and pianist, members of the International Contemporary Ensemble, perform works by Sciarrino, Donatoni, Ives and Augusta Read Thomas. 6 p.m. Friday at Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave.; free; iceorg.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The wonderful pianist Mitsuko Uchida again graces the subscription series to direct two Mozart concertos, Nos. 11 and 21, from the keyboard; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; $23-$239. Next week Riccardo Muti returns for the second residency of his inaugural season as music director. His first winter program holds Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor (with Uchida as soloist), Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony and Cherubini’s Overture in G major; 8 p.m. Thursday (repeated Feb. 4-8); $23-$249. Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-294-3000, cso.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Family Matinee Series — ‘From the City to the Country’: Mei-Ann Chen conducts, in works by Beethoven, Bernstein, Gershwin. 11 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., 312-294-3000, cso.org
Cleveland Orchestra: One of the world’s patrician orchestras returns for its first downtown Chicago concert since 2002. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard joins music director Franz Welser-Most for Bartok’s Piano Concerto No. 2, on a program that also holds Wagner’s “Tannhauser” Overture and Strauss’ “Ein Heldenleben.” 8 p.m. Wednesday at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; $25-$189; 312-294-3000, cso.org
Dempster St. Pro Musica: The splendid chamber group (made up of CSO musicians and guests) plays Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” and Quintet for Piano and Winds, also works by Paganini and Hertel. 3 p.m. Sunday at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave., Evanston; $28; 847-905-0875, dempstermusica.org
DuPage Opera Theatre: Music director Kirk Muspratt will lead the New Philharmonic and a cast headed by Ryan Opera Center singers Corey Crider, Angela Mannino and Kathryn Leemhuis in a semi-staged concert version of Puccini’s comic masterpiece, “Gianni Schicchi.” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn; $38, $36 for seniors; 630-942-4000, atthemac.org
Evanston Symphony Orchestra: Highlighting the concert will be the world premiere of Vermont composer Gwyneth Walker’s song cycle, “The Promised Land (Songs of the Next Life),” written for soprano soloist Michelle Areyzaga. The program, under Lawrence Eckerling’s direction, also holds Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston; $27, $22 for seniors; 847-864-8804, evanstonsymphony.org
International Chamber Artists: Young Chicago-area musicians perform Cesar Franck’s Piano Trio in F sharp minor, along with works by Vaughan Williams, Robert Muczynski and Morton Gould. 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Gregory the Great Church, 5535 N. Paulina Ave.; 773-727-5357, icamusic.org
Lyric Opera of Chicago — Puccini’s ‘The Girl of the Golden West’ (‘La Fanciulla del West’): Soprano Deborah Voigt brings her well-travelled interpretation of the pistol-packing, poker-playing heroine, Minnie, to the city for the first time in a revival of Harold Prince’s 1978 Lyric production. Tenor Marcello Giordani is Dick Johnson, the outlaw she loves, with Marco Vratogna (debut) as the sheriff, Jack Rance, who is hotly pursuing both, albeit for different reasons. Andrew Davis conducts; Vincent Liotta directs. Through Feb. 21 at Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive; $33-$207; 312-332-2244, lyricopera.org
MusicNOW: The German electronics duo Mouse on Mars joins CSO musicians under Andre de Ridder for Argentine composer Martin Matalon’s “A Cat’s Seven Lives,” a “cinema counterpoint” to the classic Luis Bunuel-Salvador Dali silent, “Un Chien Andalou.” The 1929 film will be accompanied by an eight-member ensemble and tape. 7 p.m. Monday at Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205. E. Randolph St.; $20; 312-294-3000, cso.org
Pacifica Quartet: The splendid Chicago-based group continues its acclaimed cycle of the complete Shostakovich string quartets with the most famous of the set, No. 8, along with Nos. 6 and 9. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday at Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave.; $35; 847-242-0775, pacificaquartet.com
Pilgrim Chamber Players: The North Shore ensemble’s 14th season continues with a program of Bach, Pierne and Schumann for flute, strings and piano. 3 p.m. Sunday at Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan Road, Highland Park; $20, $16 for seniors; 847-433-0972, pilgrimplayers.org
Rembrandt Chamber Players: Performing sacred and secular music by Salomone Rossi. 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Beth Emet Synagogue, 1224 Dempster St., Evanston; $10; 847-328-2492, rembrandtchamberplayers.org
St. Charles Singers: For the second installment of music director Jeff Hunt’s long-range series, “Mozart’s Journey,” two of the composer’s short sacred choral works will be interspersed between movements of his Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”), per the practice in Mozart’s day. Assisting will be vocal soloists and the Metropolis Chamber Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Ave., St. Charles; and 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael Catholic Church, 310 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton; $20-$40; 630-513-5272, stcharlessingers.com
Schubertiade Chicago 2011: More than 25 Chicago musicians will take part in the seventh annual marathon celebration of Franz Schubert’s piano works, chamber music and songs, presented by the PianoForte Foundation. The seven-hour event will be held in three concert rooms, with Viennese coffee and pastries as added inducements. 2-9 p.m. Saturday in Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., 8th floor; free; 312-291-0291, pianofortefoundation.org
University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Barbara Schubert conducts, film music by Shostakovich. 8 p.m. Saturday in Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, 1131 E. 57th St.; 773-702-8069
Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax and Anthony McGill: Cellist Ma is joined by his longtime colleague, pianist Ax, and the clarinetist and Chicago native McGill for a program of chamber works by Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Schumann. Various CSO and guest artists will assist. 3 p.m. Sunday at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. $19-$199; 312-294-3000, cso.org
