Weekly Classical Music Agenda

Wednesday
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa stops by Philadelphia for a recital of Mozart, Strauss, Poulenc, Puccini and Copland on her Farewell Tour. This may be your last chance to hear the world-renowned New Zealand soprano.
Verizon Hall (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $34-$81

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents the very accomplished Juilliard Quartet in an evening of Haydn, Shostakovitch, and Beethoven.
Perelman Hall (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22.50

Thursday
The Philadelphia Orchestra presents an Access Concert, "Haydn" Seek. Hear Haydn's Symphony No. 100 ("Military") and learn more about one of history's most famous composers in the process.
Verizon Hall (Kimmel Center); 7 PM; $10-$46

Friday
Mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford gives an incredibly well-progammed solo recital including Debussy's Chansons de Bilitis, songs by Rachmaninoff, Bolcom Cabaret Songs, and more.
American Philosophical Society (427 Chestnut St.); 8 PM; $22.50

The Philadelphia Art Alliance presents the dynamic flute, cello and bass trio Project. With the motto "blurring the lines of classical music," Project's sound is precisely that - a blend of jazz, hip-hop, and world music, with classical sensibilities.
Philadelphia Art Alliance (251 S. 18th St.); 8 PM; $20

Saturday
Lehigh University Choral Arts and Metropolitan Opera soprano Marjorie Elinor Dix perform "All in the Family," a look at the works of great Romantic composers (Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mahler, and Schumann) and the women composers in their lives (Alma Mahler, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Clara Schumann).
Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University (420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA); 8 PM; $18

Sunday
Swarthmore faculty members Marcantonio Barone (piano) and Barbara Govatos (violin) embark on the mission of performing the complete Beethoven violin Sonatas over a period of a few months. This marks the first concert in the series.
Lang Concert Hall (Swarthmore University); 7:30 PM; FREE

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