Bennett Gordon Hall $10 Classics: Steans Music Institute alumna Tessa Lark, violin, plays a solo recital. 8 p.m. Saturday at Bennett Gordon Hall, Ravinia, Green Bay and Lake-Cook roads, Highland Park; $10; 847-266-5100, ravinia.org
Francois Chaplin: The pianist plays an all-Debussy recital in conjunction with the Smart Museum of Art’s fall exhibition, “Awash in Color: French and Japanese Prints.” 8 p.m. Saturday (free lecture at 7 p.m.) at Logan Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th St.; $10; 773-702-2787, boxoffice.uchicago.edu
Chicago Chamber Musicians: The city’s flagship chamber music collective concludes its monthlong festival of the complete Debussy chamber works. 2 p.m. Sunday at Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave.; free with museum admission, $25-$45; 312-225-5226, chicagochambermusic.org
Chicago Symphony Orchestra:
Osmo Vanska directs an all-Brahms program that includes the Double Concerto and First Symphony. The siblings Renaud Capucon, violin, and Gautier Capucon, cello, are the soloists. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; $34-$260. Bernard Haitink leads the CSO, Chicago Symphony Chorus and soloists in Beethoven’s towering masterpiece, “Missa Solemnis.” 8 p.m. Thursday (repeated Oct. 26-27); $34-$260. Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; 312-294-3000, cso.org
CUBE Contemporary Chamber Ensemble: The group is joined by the Renaissance Society of the University of Chicago to present a U.S. premiere by Marta Ptaszynska, along with works by Augusta Read Thomas, Janice Misurell-Mitchell and others. 3 p.m. Sunday at Fulton Recital Hall, Goodspeed Hall, 1010 E. 59th St.; free; 773-536-4182
Inna Faliks: The pianist plays works by Schumann and Russian composers, with readings by poets Valzhyna Mort and Vera Pavlova. 7 p.m. Monday at Curtiss Hall, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave.; free; 312-787-7070
Georg Solti 100th Birthday Concert: The World Orchestra for Peace, founded by the late CSO music director in 1995, and conducted by Valery Gergiev, celebrates with a concert on Solti’s 100th birthday. The large roster of performers includes singers Angela Gheorghiu and Rene Pape, with Lady Valerie Solti hosting. 1:15 p.m. Sunday at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.; $51-$199; 312-294-3000, cso.org
Highland Park Strings: Francesco Milioto leads the season opener, with sibling violin soloists Nikki and Timothy Chooi playing works by Bach, Sarasate and Saint-Saens. 3 p.m. Sunday at Highland Park High School, 433 Vine Ave., Highland Park; free; hpstrings.org
Lake Forest Symphony: Jeffrey Work is soloist in composer-in-residence James Stephenson’s Concerto No. 1 for Trumpet and Orchestra. The program, under the baton of music director Alan Heatherington, includes Brahms’ Symphony No. 4. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake; $32-$54, $27-$38 for seniors; 847-543-2300, lakeforestsymphony.org
Les Violons du Roy: Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute of the Berlin Philharmonic, joins the French Canadian period instruments ensemble for a program of German Baroque works. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St.; $20-$50; 312-334-7777, harristheaterchicago.org
Lyric Opera of Chicago — ‘Elektra’: The season opener is a new production by David McVicar of Richard Strauss’ Sophoclean shocker, built around the formidable voice and artistry of American soprano Christine Goerke, who shares the stage with Emily Magee, Jill Grove and Alan Held. Andrew Davis conducts. Through Oct. 30 at Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive; $32-$239; 312-332-2244, ext. 5600, lyricopera.org
Lyric Opera of Chicago — ‘Simon Boccanegra’: This late Verdi masterpiece, a complex saga of love, intrigue and death in 14th-century Genoa, returns to Lyric after a 17-year absence. Thomas Hampson portrays the troubled doge, with Ferruccio Furlanetto as Fiesco, Krassimira Stoyanova as Amelia and Frank Lopardo as Adorno. Through Nov. 9 at Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive; $32-$239; 312-332-2244, ext. 5600, lyricopera.org
Music in the Loft: Violinist Tai Murray is joined by harpist Ann Hobson Pilot for a recital that includes works by Ysaye, Saint-Saens, Piazzolla and composer-in-residence Lita Grier. 3 p.m. Sunday at the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 801; $25; 312-919-5030, musicintheloft.org
Park Ridge Civic Orchestra: Victor Muenzer conducts the opening concert of the season, an all-Brahms program consisting of Symphony No. 3 and Piano Concerto No. 1, with Timothy Hester as soloist. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pickwick Theatre, 5 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge; $25, $20 for seniors; 847-692-7726, parkridgecivicorchestra.org
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