Chicago Symphony Orchestra: James Conlon is joined by the Russian firebrand pianist Denis Matsuev for an all-Tchaikovsky program that holds the Piano Concerto No. 1, Fourth Symphony and “1812” Overture; 5 p.m. Sunday. Another extraordinary pianist, Gabriela Montero, plays the Grieg Piano Concerto and improvisations on themes suggested by the audience, with John Axelrod conducting Holst’s “The Planets,” with film accompaniment; 8 p.m. Tuesday. Italian conductor Gianandrea Noseda and pianist Sean Botkin make their Ravinia Festival debuts in an unusual all-Rachmaninov program consisting of the Piano Concerto No. 4, Symphonic Dances and “Vocalise” (Nicole Cabell, soprano); 8 p.m. Thursday. Ravinia, Green Bay and Lake-Cook roads, Highland Park; $40-$70, $10 for lawn; 847-266-5100, ravinia.org
Classical Symphony Orchestra, Protege Philharmonic: Joseph Glymph leads the Chicago youth orchestras in works by Creston, Smetana, Bach-Stokowski and others. 3 p.m. Sunday at Fine Arts Center Auditorium, Northeastern Illinois University, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.; $5; 312-341-1521, classicalsymphonyorchestra.org
Grant Park Music Festival: German-Japanese conductor Jun Markl leads the Grant Park Orchestra in a program of Debussy, Saint-Saens and Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony. French pianist Pascal Roge is the soloist; 6:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Principal conductor Carlos Kalmar returns to the podium to lead Chicago composer John Alden Carpenter’s fanciful “Adventures in a Perambulator” and Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade”; 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street; free; 312-742-7638, grantparkmusicfestival.com
Denis Matsuev: In his second Ravinia appearance of the week, the Russian virtuoso performs a solo recital — music by his countrymen Tchaikovsky (“The Seasons”), Rachmaninov (Etudes-Tableaux and Preludes) and Stravinsky (Three Movements from “Petrushka”). 8 p.m. Monday at Martin Theatre, Ravinia, Green Bay and Lake-Cook roads, Highland Park; $40-$60, $10 for lawn; 847-266-5100, ravinia.org
Miriam Fried and Jonathan Biss: The violinist (and Steans Music Institute artistic director) and her pianist son perform a duo recital of sonatas by Janacek, Schumann, Schubert and Beethoven. 8 p.m. Wednesday in Martin Theatre, Ravinia, Green Bay and Lake-Cook roads, Highland Park; $40-$60, $10 for lawn; 847-266-5100, ravinia.org
Misha and Cipa Dichter: The veteran duo piano team returns to Ravinia for a program ranging from Samuel Barber’s “Souvenirs” and the Copland-Bernstein “El Salon Mexico” to the Debussy-Ravel “Nocturnes” and the Brahms “Hungarian Dances.” 8 p.m. Sunday in Martin Theatre, Ravinia, Green Bay and Lake-Cook roads, Highland Park; $4-$60, $10 for lawn; 847-266-5100, ravinia.org
Rush Hour Concerts: The 13th summer season of free weekly concerts and pre-performance receptions continues with singers from Lyric Opera’s Ryan Opera Center performing excerpts from Donizetti’s comic opera, “Don Pasquale.” 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. James Cathedral, 65 E. Huron St.; rushhour.org
Wheaton Symphony Pops: An all-Gershwin concert is highlighted by “An American in Paris” and “Rhapsody in Blue.” 8 p.m. Saturday at Glenbard South High School, 23W200 Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn; $28; 630-790-1430
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