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The Opera Company of Philadelphia finishes its run of Verdi's timeless and tragic Rigoletto.

Music composed in the past century, or even music outside the canon of established masterpieces, often deters people from attending concerts, when they should really appreciate an opportunity to hear some new and fascinating music. Despite this hurdle, Ignat Solzhenitsyn continues the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia's off-the-beaten-track season with an adventurous, but well-crafted program of all-wind music from the past century: John Harbison's "Music for 18 Winds," Igor Stravinsky's Octet, Vincent Persechetti's Serenade Op. 1, No. 1, and Alban Berg's Chamber Concerto, Op. 8.

As part of the Music and Conversation series, Andrea Ceccomori and Elitza Harbova will perform and discuss works for flute and piano by living Italian and American composers.

Choral conductors and choirs alike hold Bach's Mass in B Minor in both fear and awe. Its technical demands and emotional range keep all but the most serious musicians at bay. Because this mass is a pastiche of Bach's entire output, some may grumble that Bach reused much of his older material in this work. Despite Bach's recycling, the sheer passion of his music has captured audiences around the world.

The Amici Opera Company presents two short but sweet operas: Leoncavallo’s .

"Where's the Philadelphia Orchestra?" you might ask. Well, they're on tour of the US for the next two weeks. We'll certainly miss them, but wish them the best while on the road.

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The spring concert season is upon us. From choral, to avant-garde chamber groups, many local groups seem to have something to play. In addition, Bach-o-rama (aka the Bach Festival of Philadelphia) still continues, with a full list of events here.

Spring break strikes the city of Philadelphia this week. Not to worry, the failsafe Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and the Kimmel Center have a few tricks up their sleeves.

What a great week in classical music for Philly! Anonymous 4 comes to Philly on Thursday. Sunday appears to be the perfect storm of concert scheduling - you can't go wrong on Sunday even if you pick a concert blindfolded.

This is truly a week for chamber music in all shapes and sizes.

The early winter lull is almost over. There are certainly some interesting concerts this week, but the real winter season is on hold for another week.