St. Louis classical calendar for the week of March 2, 2015

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The St. Louis Children's Choirs present a Family and Friends Concert on Saturday, March 7, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 8, at 3 p.m. "Experience the joy of young voices united in song! This concert will feature multi-cultural selections in a variety of styles, traditions and languages – performed by the Children’s Choir 1B/1UC, Chorale 2A/2UC, Chamber Singers, and the select touring Concert Choir. The performance takes place at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City.  For more information: slccsing.org.

David Robertson

David Robertson conducts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra with Christine Brewer, soprano, and Bjorn Ranheim, cello, on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., March 6 and 7.  The concerts feature Bruckner's "Symphony No. 3" and the "Immolation Scene" from Wagner's " Götterdämmerung" ("Twilight of the Gods").  "Described as heroic in nature, Bruckner's Third Symphony showcases his love for the grand and majestic and is regarded by some as his artistic breakthrough. Credited by the Los Angeles Times as “the ideal modern Wagnerian soprano,” Christine Brewer returns to Powell Hall after a year-long hiatus for a powerful Wagner performance. This production features video and lighting elements by S. Katy Tucker, a renowned artist known for her design work at Carnegie Hall, the San Francisco Opera, Sydney Symphony and more."  The concerts take place at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand in Grand Center.  For more information: stlsymphony.org.

The Tavern of Fine Arts presents The Perihelion Ensemble on Thursday, March 5, at 8 p.m.  "The Perihelion Ensemble is an eclectic group of performers including some of the area’s greatest improvisers, experimentalists, and St. Louis’s own Poet Laureate Michael Castro." The Tavern of Fine Arts is at 313 Belt in the Debaliviere Place neighborhood.   For more information: tavern-of-fine-arts.blogspot.com.

The Arianna String Quartet

The Touhill Performing Arts Center presents The Arianna String Quartet on Friday, March 6, at 8 PM.  " In an evening dedicated to experiencing contemporary sounds and musical languages that transcend time, the Arianna joins forces with internationally acclaimed pianist Einav Yarden. See this brilliant artist’s St. Louis concert debut! SOFIA GUBAIDULINA: String Quartet No.2 (1987); LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Große Fuge, Op.133; ROBERT SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op.44 with Einav Yarden, piano."  The Touhill Performing Arts Center in on the University of Missouri at St. Louis campus.  For more information: touhill.org.

The Touhill Performing Arts Center presents Chamber Music with Alla Voskoboynikova and David Halen on Sunday, March 8, at 5 PM.  "The program includes Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata, Brahms Regen-Sonate, Shostakovich and more… Meet the artists at the lobby of the Lee Theater after the concert!"  The Touhill Performing Arts Center is on the University of Missouri at St. Louis campus.  For more information: touhill.org.

Washington University presents Bosnian Journeys: Generations on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. "Produced in collaboration with the Bosnia Memory Project, this powerful concert weaves personal narrative with Sevdah, the folk music tradition of Bosnia, to tell the stories of our Bosnian neighbors in St. Louis. The concert includes a performance of Albinoni’s Adagio in G minor, a piece played by Vedran Smailović, “the Cellist of Sarajevo,” at multiple sites of destruction during the siege of Sarajevo to honor those who lost their lives. Doors open at 7pm, and no tickets or reservations are required. Featuring musicians from the STL Symphony.  The performance takes place in the Edison Theatre on the Washington University campus.  For more information: music.wustl.edu.

Washington University presents an evening of solo piano music provided by the students of the Washington University Department of Music on Monday, March 2, at 8 p.m.  The program features music by Brahms.  The performance takes place at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity in University City.  For more information: news.wustl.edu.

Winter Opera St. Louis presents Verdi's Otello Friday at 8 PM and Sunday at 3 PM, March 6 and 8.  "Winter Opera proudly presents Verdi’s Grand Opera OTELLO, based on the Shakespeare tragedy; “I kissed thee ere I killed thee, no way but this, / Killing myself, to die upon a kiss.” (William Shakespeare, Othello). Starring Adam Herskowitz (Metropolitan Opera) as Otello, Jacqueline Venable Simmons (San Francisco Opera) as Desdemona, and Nelson Martinez (Florida Grand Opera) as Iago. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. Orchestra conducted by Steven Jarvi. " 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.