Anubis Quartet: The saxophone foursome performs music of Giorgio Netti, Fabien Levy, Eliza Brown and Ben Hjertmann. 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, 700 University Place, Evanston; free; 847-491-5441, pickstaiger.org
Sergei Babayan: The Russian pianist plays Scriabin, Chopin, Rachmaninov and Vladimir Ryabov. 3 p.m. Sunday at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston; $25, $15 for seniors; 847-905-1500, ext. 108; musicinst.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: The brilliant Russian violinist Vadim Repin joins guest conductor Sakari Oramo (substituting for the recuperating Riccardo Muti) and the orchestra for Tchaikovsky’s ever-popular Violin Concerto, on a program that also holds Sibelius’ “Finlandia” and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 6; 1:30 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; $23-$239. Gianandrea Noseda will take Muti’s place the following week, leading Stravinsky’s “Fairy’s Kiss” Divertimento, Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances (from “Prince Igor”) and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2, with the extraordinary Leif Ove Andsnes as soloist; 8 p.m. Thursday (repeated Feb. 18-19); $28-$239. Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-294-3000, cso.org
Fifth House Ensemble: The Chicago-based music theater group presents the second in a series of “Weaver’s Tales,” this one combining three stories (including the Cinderella fairy tale) with music by Beethoven, Elliott Carter and Mark Fish. 7 p.m. Tuesday at Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. (free); and 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mayne Stage, 1330 W. Morse Ave. ($20-$25); fifth-house.com
Dmitri Hvorostovsky: The celebrated Siberian baritone returns for his first Symphony Center Presents recital since 2000. He will be accompanied by pianist Ivari Ilja in songs of Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Taneyev and Faure. 8 p.m. Wednesday at Orchestra Hall, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; $27-$103; 312-294-3000, cso.org
Lyric Opera of Chicago — Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’: Lyric has staged the composer’s first masterpiece only once before, in 1980. Now it is back on the boards for seven performances, in Elijah Moshinsky’s production from the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. Johan Botha stars as the mysterious swan-knight, with Emily Magee and Amber Wagner sharing the role of Elsa, Greer Grimsley as the scheming Telramund, Michaela Schuster as his villainous wife, Ortrud, and Georg Zeppenfeld as King Henry. Andrew Davis conducts. Note the early curtain for evening performances. Opens at 6 p.m. Friday and runs through March 8 at Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive; $33-$207; 312-332-2244, lyricopera.org
Newberry Consort: Soprano Ellen Hargis and friends perform songs from the Elizabethan era to the present. 3 p.m. Sunday at Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, 700 University Place, Evanston; $30; 847-467-4000, newberryconsort.org
New Philharmonic: Baritone soloist Corey Grigg joins music director Kirk Muspratt and the orchestra for “Valentine’s Pops,” a program of symphonic favorites and Broadway and Hollywood hits. 3 p.m. Sunday at McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn; $50, $48 for seniors; 630-942-4000, atthemac.org
Northshore Concert Band: In works by Bernstein/Grundman, Bernstein/Lavender. 3 p.m. Sunday at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston; $6-$15; 847-432-2263
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