Weekly Ear, Feb. 12 - Feb. 18
Atlanta concert picks
I know noble accents
And lucid, inescapable rhythms;
But I know, too,
That the blackbird is involved
In what I know.
—Wallace Stevens
THU/5 @ 8:00pm
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Donald Runnicles conducts an all-Richard Strauss program featuring soprano Christine Brewer and bass-baritone Eric Owens in operatic excerpts from “Elektra,” “Salome,” “Cappricio,” and “Die Frau ohne Schatten.” Repeats SAT/7. $21-$78. Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org
SAT/14 @ 8:15pm
HILLIARD ENSEMBLE
Internationally acclaimed vocal quartet (David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Steven Harrold and Gordon Jones) performs Armenian, Roman, English, Greek, Russian scared music, ancient and modern, including works by Alexander Raskatov, James MacMillan, and Arvo Pärt. $40. Spivey Hall, 678-466-4200, www.spiveyhall.org
SUN/15 @ 3:00pm
HILARY HAHN
Grammy-winning star and American violinist Hahn performs 2 unaccompanied violin sonatas by Eugène Ysaÿe and 3 sonatas for violin and piano by Charles Ives, plus “Hungarian Dances” by Johannes Brahms, and Béla Bartók's “Romanian Folk Dances.” Valentina Lisitsa is collaborative pianist for the evening. $60. Spivey Hall, 678-466-4200, www.spiveyhall.org
SUN/15 @ 3:00pm
GSU CHORUSES AND ORCHESTRA
A concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of composer Joseph Haydn, featuring performance of his “Harmoniemesse” of 1802, conducted by Michael Palmer. Brahms' “Tragic Overture” opens, led by Palmer's graduate conducting assistant, Parinya Chuchurdwatansak. Despite some misinformation floating around, this concert is FREE. Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, 404-240-8212, www.prumc.org
SUN/15 @ 7:30
LYRA STRING QUARTET
Violinists Raymond Leung and Judith Cox, violist Allyson Fleck and cellist David Lloyd “tango nuevo” music by Astor Piazzolla, plus somewhat more classical fare by W.A. Mozart, Giacomo Puccini and Alexander Borodin. $18; $12 students and seniors. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 404-872-5338, www.callanwolde.org
