Weekly Ear, Jan. 8 - Jan. 14

Atlanta concert picks

THU 8 JAN
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Gil Shaham is guest violin soloist for the formidable “Violin Concerto” of Johannes Brahms. Also on tap is Sergei Prokofiev's popular and modernist “Symphony No. 5.” Roberto Abbado conducts. Program repeats FRI/9 & SAT/10. $16-$73. 8:00 p.m., Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org

SUN 11 JAN
ATLANTA CHAMBER PLAYERS
Guest soprano Arietha Lockhart performs “Shepherd on the Rock” by Franz Schubert in an all-Romantic program that includes Beethoven's “String Trio in G Major” and the “Piano Quartet in C Minor” by Brahms. $20/ $10 students. 4:00 p.m., Kellett Chapel, Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 770-242-2227 www.atlantachamberplayers.org

TUE 13 JAN
HELEN KIM & ROBERT HENRY
Violinist Kim and pianist Henry perform “Sonata, Op. 134” by Gabriel Faure and “Sonata in D minor, Op. 108” by Johannes Brahms, concluding with a popular virtuoso violin showpiece, “Carmen Fantasy” by Pablo de Sarasate. FREE. 8:00 p.m., Kennesaw State University, 770-423-6650 www.kennesaw.edu/arts
[ at right: violinist Helen Kim ]