Weekly Classical Music Agenda

Wednesday
Curtis opens its season with faculty members Joseph Silverstein, violin, and Awadagin Pratt, piano, in an evening of sonatas by Brahms, Ravel, and Franck.
Curtis Institute of Music (18th and Locust); 8 PM; Free

Thursday
Temple continues its faculty recital season with Charles Abramovic, piano, in a solo recital featuring works by Haydn, Mozart, Liszt, Scriabin, and Bolcom.
Rock Hall (Temple University); 7:30 PM; FREE

Even though it feels like fall, the Philadelphia Orchestra opens its season with Stravinsky's raucous Rite of Spring, balanced with Tchaikovsky's First Symphony.
Verizon Hall (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $10-$113

Sunday
The Delaware County Symphony presents its first chamber concert of the year, featuring works for strings and piano by Beethoven, Strauss, and Dvorak.
Fred P. Meagher Theater (Neumann College); 3 PM; $10

LyricFest continues with "Biography in Music - Shakespeare," featuring music inspired by Shakespeare. Readings by actor Jim Bergwall coupled with song settings of Shakespeare's poetry will truly bring Shakespeare's words to life.
First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia (21st and Walnut); 3 PM; $20

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