Ars Musica Chicago: Music from the life and times of Jane Austen will be performed by keyboardist Stephen Alltop (who will give an accompanying lecture) and soprano Josefien Stoppelenburg. 3 p.m. Sunday at Vail Chapel, Northwestern University, 1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston; $20, $15 for seniors; 312-409-7874
Chicago Chamber Musicians: The city’s flagship chamber music society performs Romantic works by Bruch, Dvorak and Dohnanyi; 8 p.m. Friday at Wentz Concert Hall, North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville; $25-$35; 630-637-7469, tickets.noctrl.edu. The third installment of the ensemble’s “Classical Conversations” series focuses on the influence of jazz, blues and tango on classical music. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse Ave.; $20; 866-468-3401, ticketweb.com
Chicago Opera Theater — Handel’s ‘Teseo’: The company concludes its spring season and its trilogy of Baroque operas based on the Medea myth. Michael Beattie conducts and James Darrah directs the new production, with Ryan Opera Center mezzo Cecelia Hall in the title role. Through Wednesday at Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive; $45-$125; 312-704-8414, chicagooperatheater.org
Fifth House Ensemble: Chicago’s avant-chamber group concludes its season-long exploration of communication in the digital age, “In Transit,” with the final segment, “#iwitness.” 7 p.m. Thursday at Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.; free; fifth-house.com
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra: A concert showcasing eight rising young instrumentalists. 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Prairie State College Auditorium, 202 S. Halsted, Chicago Heights; 708-481-7774, ipomusic.org
Paul Lewis: The splendid British pianist presents the fourth of five recitals exploring Schubert’s late solo piano works. The latest installment includes the two sonatas in A minor (D.784 and D.845) and the German Dances (D.783). 3 p.m. Sunday at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; $18-$76; 312-294-3000, cso.org
Lincoln Trio: The Music Institute of Chicago’s faculty ensemble gives the premiere of MIC resident composer Mischa Zupko’s “Occupy” Piano Quartet, along with works by Faure and Patrick Zimmerli. Violist Roberto Diaz guests. 3 p.m. Sunday at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston; $25, $15 for seniors; 847-905-1500, ext. 108; musicinst.org
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center: Rockford-based composer Donald Fraser’s “Songs of the World,” a choral-orchestral song cycle commissioned by the center and based on folk music around the world, will receive its premiere. Along with vocal soloists, the performers include the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra and a massed choir of area singers. 7:30 p.m. Friday at Court Street United Methodist Church, 215 N. Court St., Rockford; $25; 815-964-9713, mendelssohnpac.org
Midwest Young Artists: The Reading, Cadet, Concertino, Philharmonia and Concert orchestras will give their final concert of the year; 1:30 p.m. Sunday. CSO clarinetist John Bruce Yeh performs James Stephenson’s “Liquid Melancholy” as part of the MYA Symphony Orchestra’s season finale, with Rachmaninov’s “Symphonic Dances” completing the program; 6 p.m. Sunday. Allan Dennis conducts both concerts. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston; mya.org
Rising Stars: The German a cappella vocal quintet Calmus will perform everything from Bach motets to Michael Jackson hits. 8 p.m. Saturday at Bennett Gordon Hall, Ravinia, 200-231 Ravinia Park Road, Highland Park; $10; 847-266-5100, ravinia.org
William Ferris Chorale: The choir under Paul French’s direction will be joined by guest choirs from Loyola University in a wide-ranging program to conclude its 40th anniversary season. Anchoring the concert will be early and late works by the chorale’s founder and longtime director, William Ferris, along with music of Britten, Hoiby, Poulenc, Sowerby and others. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Madonna Della Strada Chapel, 1032 N. Sheridan Road; and 3 p.m. Sunday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 203 S. Kensington Ave., La Grange; $20-$25; 773-508-2940, williamferrischorale.org
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