Previews

Chances are, with all the concerts going on this weekend, Jennifer Stumm's is the only viola solo recital. Presented by the Mill Valley Chamber Music Society, Stumm is going for the gusto: Rebecca Clarke's extraordinary, underplayed sonata, one of Brahms' Op. 120 clarinet sonatas in transcription, and Benjamin Britten's inspired Lachrymae.

This weekend's American Bach Soloists concerts allow you to discover a recently unearthed concerto by the underrated, yet adventurous, composer Telemann, in a concert set that features virtuoso Judith Linsenberg on recorder.

One of the least noted, but potentially most exciting, upcoming Bay Area premieres is the Calder Quartet introducing Christopher Rouse's third string quartet at Stanford Lively Arts on Wednesday.

Lara Downes, aided by the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quartet, presents a program inspired by the great African-American pianist/composer.

The celebrated pianist essays an all-Schubert recital at three Bay Area venues, with his friend and colleague Jamie Laredo on violin.

To fete Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s 30th season, it is mounting a new, enhanced version of Haydn’s profound oratorio, including some of the original vocal ornamentation from 1798.

Aspiring young soloists will be completely taken by this performance by the pint-sized virtuosi of the El Camino Youth Symphony's Sinfonietta Orchestra.

Go on a dazzling musical road trip with the exuberant and innovative Silk Road Ensemble, featuring Yo-Yo Ma.

The 73-year-old conductor Yuri Temirkanov has a depth of understanding of the Russian repertory that is unsurpassed, at least among the living. He's bringing his excellent orchestra to Davies Symphony Hall.

At her S.F. Performances recital this weekend, violinist Leila Josefowicz be doing what she has always done — play an exciting array of music with insight and passion.