St. Louis classical calendar for the week of March 3, 2014

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McKendree College presents classical pianist Valentina Igoshina on Wednesday, March 5, at 7:30 PM. "The modern-day classical pianist has performed as a soloist on many of the grand concert stages of the world to consistent critical acclaim. The Bryansk, Russia native is a graduate of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. She has won numerous prizes at several international competitions, including first place at the Rubinstein Competition in Poland (1993) and the Sergei Rachmaninov International Piano Competition in Moscow (1997)." The concert takes place in the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts on the college campus in Lebanon, IL. For more information: thehett.com.

The St. Louis Art Museum presents Metropolitan Opera Live at SLAM: Borodin's Prince Igor on Saturday, March 8, at 11:5 AM. The live digital HD video broadcast from New York takes place in The Farrell Auditorium at the Art Museum in Forest Park. For more information: slam.org.

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conducts The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Verdi's Requiem. Vocal soloists are Angel Blue (soprano) Julia Gertseva (mezzo-soprano), Aquiles Machado (tenor), and Riccardo Zanellato (bass). Performances take place on Friday and Saturday at 8 PM, March 7 and 8, at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand. "From musical outbursts of brute force to moments of peaceful tranquility, Verdi's Requiem explores the complex relationship between humanity and God, depicting a wide spectrum of human emotions from anger to mourning to serenity. Celebrated for his operas, Verdi combines the unimaginable sweep and grandeur of opera into his Requiem as a somber and spiritual work certain to stir your soul." For more information: stlsymphony.org.

Jacomo Bairos conducts The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra with narrator Peter Seymour in Choose Your Symphonic Adventure on Sunday, March 9, at 3 PM at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand. "Be part of this interactive fun-filled journey through the history of classical music where YOU pick the program! Known for his work with Project Trio, Peter Seymour leads the audience through this quest, featuring the works of Mozart, Beethoven, Bach and more. You can't take a wrong turn!" For more information: stlsymphony.org.

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents The Arianna String Quartet on Tuesday, March 4, at 7:30 PM. The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood. For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.

Winter Opera St. Louis presents Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor Friday at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM, March 7 and 9. Performances take place at The Skip Viragh Center for the Arts at Chaminade College Preparatory School, 425 S. Lindbergh. The opera is sung in Italian with project English supertitles. For more information, visit winteroperastl.org.