St. Louis classical calendar for the week of April 9, 2018

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The Chamber Music Society of St. Louis presents The French Connection on Monday and Tuesday, April 9 and 10, at 7:30 pm. The concert includes music by Debussy, Polenc, Massanet, and Ravel, and takes place at the Sheldon Ballroom on Washington in Grand Center. For more information: chambermusicstl.org.

The St. Louis Art Museum presents The Art of Bach on Friday, April 13, at 7 pm. "Bach's Cello Suites are considered to be among the most profound of all classical music works. This concert will engage multiple senses with cellist Ken Kulosa performing three of the six suites, complemented by live painting and dancers." The event takes place in the Farrell Auditorium at the Art Museum in Forest Park. For more information: slam.org.

Manuel Barrueco

The St. Louis Classical Guitar Society presents a Great Artist Guitar Series concert with Manuel Barrueco on Saturday, April 14, at 8 pm. "The Cuban-born Manuel Barrueco came to the USA as a political refugee in 1967, then completed studies at the Peabody Conservatory. He has performed across the US, the far east, and virtually every Latin American country in over 3 decades of concertizing. He has over a dozen recordings for the EMI label, including both Grammy and Latin Grammy Award nominations." The performance takes at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Road. For more information: guitarstlouis.net.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra presents a Pulitzer Series Concert on Wednesday, April 11, at 7:30 pm. The program of contemporary chamber music includs works by Stockhausen, John Cage, and Lutoslawsky, and takes place at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, 3716 Washington. For more information: stlsymphony.org.

David Robertson conducts the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and pianist Simon Trpceski Saturday at 8 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm, April 14 and 15. The program includes Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Hanson's Symphony No. 2, "Romantic". The concerts take place at Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand in Grand Center. For more information: stlsymphony.org.

The Sheldon Concert Hall presents violinist Celeste Golden Boyer, cellist Bjorn Ranheim and members of the St. Louis Symphony performing works by American composers in commemoration of Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday on Wednesday, April 11, at 8 pm. The concert includes Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The Sheldon is at 3648 Washington in Grand Center. For more information: thesheldon.org.

Washington University's Danforth University Center Chamber Music Series presents a recital of music by American Composers by soprano Tamara Miller-Campbell, clarinetist Paul Garritson, and pianist Annette Burkhart on Monday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. The concert includes music by Copland, Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and Amy Beach, and takes place at the Goldberg Formal Lounge in the Danforth University Center on the Washington University Campus. For more information: music.wustl.edu/events.

The Washington University Department of Music presents a student solo and chamber music recital on Tuesday, April 10 at 7 pm. The program includes music by Rachmaninoff, Dvorak, Corelli, and Borodin and takes place in the Pillsbury Theatre at the 560 Music Center at 560 Trinity in University City. For more information: music.wustl.edu/events.

The Washington University Department of Music presents a senior recital by pianist Yujie Zhu on Sunday, April 15 at 3 pm. The program takes place in the Pillsbury Theatre at the 560 Music Center at 560 Trinity in University City. For more information: music.wustl.edu/events.

The Washington University Department of Music presents the Washington University Choirs in No Place Like Home, featuring works by St. Louis musicians and poets, on Sunday, April 15 at 7 pm. The program takes place in the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall at the 560 Music Center at 560 Trinity in University City. For more information: music.wustl.edu/events.