Fun around town, for $10 or less: THIS JUST IN:The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society is holding a $10 ticket sale today, featuring 14 upcoming jazz and classical music performances (list after the jump). You can call the box office at 215-569-8080, or order the tickets online using the discount code "HolidayOffer." Air Power: Wind Quintet and Piano featuring the music of Poulenc, Barber, Ibert, and Higdon at First Unitarian Church (2125 Chestnut), 7:30PM. Free Sing,......

Wednesday As part of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society series, Christian Tetzlaff, violin and Alexander Lonquich, piano will give a concert of Beethoven Sonatas. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22.50 Thursday Acclaimed tenor Matthew Polenzani, accompanied by the accomplished pianist Julius Drake, will give a solo recital of songs by Schubert, Beethoven, Liszt, Britten, and Hahn. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22.50 The Curtis Opera Theater pairs Haydn's Arianna a Naxos with Poulenc's......

Tuesday The Academy of Vocal Arts opens its season with Mozart's witty and timeless Così fan tutte. Academy of Vocal Arts (19th and Spruce); 7:30 PM; $48 Yo-Yo Ma comes to the Kimmel Center with Kathryn Stott, piano for an evening of Schubert, Shostakovich, Piazzola, Gismonti and Franck. Verizon Hall (Kimmel Cetner); 8 PM; $38-$94 Thursday Temple University faculty members Lawrence Wagner, clarinet, Jeffrey Solow, cello, and Charles Abramovic, piano give a concert of......

Wednesday The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents the critically-acclaimed Orion Quartet in a concert of Haydn, Mendelssohn, and Brahms. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22.50 Thursday Lehigh's Zoellner Arts Center presents Teatro Lirico D’Europa’s production of Rossini's most beloved comic opera, The Barber of Seville. Baker Hall (Lehigh University); 8 PM; $45 Friday The individual members of the Network for New Music Ensemble go solo, playing new solo music that has influenced their......

Tuesday Pianist Gary Graffman turned a right hand injury around into a brilliant career performing repertoire written for the left hand alone. Hear him play works by Bach, Brahms, Scirabin, Corigliano, and more. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22.50 Thursday Crossroads Music presents Kalman Balogh, accomplished player of the cimbalom, a difficult 36-stringed Central European hammered dulcimer. Calvary Center for Culture and Community (48th and Baltimore); 7:30pm; $10-$20 The new chief conductor of......

Wednesday Dame Kiri Te Kanawa stops by Philadelphia for a recital of Mozart, Strauss, Poulenc, Puccini and Copland on her Farewell Tour. This may be your last chance to hear the world-renowned New Zealand soprano. Verizon Hall (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $34-$81 Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents the very accomplished Juilliard Quartet in an evening of Haydn, Shostakovitch, and Beethoven. Perelman Hall (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22.50 Thursday The Philadelphia Orchestra presents an Access Concert,......

Wednesday The Opera Company of Philadelphia finishes its run of Verdi's timeless and tragic Rigoletto. The Academy of Music (Broad & Locust Sts); 7:30 PM; $7-$205 Acclaimed concert pianist and teacher Seymour Lipkin gives a solo recital of Bach, Brahms, and Debussy presented by the Philadephia Chamber Music Society. American Philosophical Society (427 Chestnut Street); 8 PM; $25 Thursday The Slought Foundation presents Vincent Royer and Philadelphia-based ensemble Noamnesia in an evening of music by......

I must admit, I'm usually wary of early Beethoven. For me, it lacks the drive and passion of his middle and late periods. I was pleasantly surprised last night, however, by Miklós Perényi (cello) and András Schiff (piano) in their all-Beethoven program presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society at the Independence Seaport Museum. Both Perényi and Schiff hail from Budapest and tour the world with vibrant solo careers. Schiff, while known more for his......

Opera comes to the Philly campus scene this week, with both Curtis and Temple putting on fantastic productions of Argento's Postcard from Morocco and Mozart's Don Giovanni, respectively. If you plan your week well enough, you'll get a chance to see both schools' rising stars in action. Monday The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia delights the ears with Schoenberg's revolutionary Verklärte Nacht and Paganini's seductive Variazione sul Carnevale di Venezia. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 7:30 PM;......

Things look a bit light this week, with the Philly Orchestra on a well-deserved break, Easter on the horizon and Passover beginning tonight. Wednesday Tanglewood-born Beaux Arts Trio comes to town via the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society for an evening of chamber music by Schubert, Shostakovitch and more. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22 Thursday Radovan Vlatkovic, horn, Hyunah Yu, soprano, and Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano join together for chamber works by a wide variety......

Monday As part of the Philadelphia Art Alliance's New Music Mondays, award-winning composer Michael Hersch comes to town to discuss his compositions and for the Philadelphia premieres of his Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 for Unaccompanied Cello, performed by cellist Daniel Gaisford. Philadelphia Art Alliance (251 S. 18th St.); 7:30; $20 Wednesday The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Milan Turkovic, bassoon, David Shifrin, clarinet, and Shai Wosner, piano in an evening of chamber music......

The spring concert season is upon us. From choral, to avant-garde chamber groups, many local groups seem to have something to play. In addition, Bach-o-rama (aka the Bach Festival of Philadelphia) still continues, with a full list of events here. Tuesday The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Emanuel Ax, piano in an evening of Beethoven and Schumann. If you’ve never heard Beethoven’s Appassionata in performance, now is your chance. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 8 PM;......

Spring break strikes the city of Philadelphia this week. Not to worry, the failsafe Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and the Kimmel Center have a few tricks up their sleeves. Monday The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia under Ignat Solzhenitsyn continues with its Mozart Beethoven Haydn program. All the greats in one evening. Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 7:30 PM; $36-$81 The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Mark Kosower, cello, and Jee-Won Oh, piano in an evening......

Still looking for the perfect Valentine's Day gift? Nothing says I love you like an evening of classical music. Best bets include the timeless tale of love, Porgy and Bess, which continues at the Philly Opera, as well as some great chamber concerts around the city. Monday 1807 & Friends presents the Wister Quartet (comprised of Philly Orch. members) in an evening of chamber music by Haydn and Ravel. Academy of Vocal Arts (19th......

Sigh…. Wouldn’t it be nice if the Philadelphia Orchestra could stay out of the orchestral gossip articles? Regardless, it, along with some gossip-free groups, have some great concerts coming up. Tuesday The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents pianist Claude Frank in an all-Schubert recital. This Curtis faculty member will also give a free Master Class in Temple’s Rock Hall at 2:40 PM. American Philosophical Society (427 Chestnut St.); 8 PM; $22 Wednesday The Philadelphia Chamber......

Friday The Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia Singers present The Glorious Sound of Christmas. Christmas favorites in the hands of such skilled players will put everyone in the Christmas spirit. Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall; Friday, Saturday 7 pm; $33-$103 In case you haven’t gotten your yearly Messiah dose, the Ama Deus Ensemble presents the complete 1759 Covent Garden version of Handel’s Messiah with Baroque orchestra. The Church of the Holy Trinity (Rittenhouse Square); 7 PM;......

Don’t say I didn’t warn you - holiday concerts begin this week. But if you’re already sick of Christmas carols blaring at your nearby mall, there are other options for you as well. Tuesday The Philadelphia Orchestra continues with the Mahler 4 and Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23, with conductor Christoph Eschenbach at the piano. Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center; 8 PM; $28-$113 Wednesday The UPenn American Avant Garde Series presents “Dr. Guy's MusiQologY.” What is......

It’s the calm before the Christmas concert storm. This week is understandably slow, with only the Philadelphia Orchestra and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society forgoing leftovers for a concert here and there. Monday The Díaz Trio plays chamber pieces by Schubert, Hindemith, and Schumann. Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, on piano. Catch Eschenbach while you can. It seems he'll be leaving us soon. Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center; 8 PM; $22 Friday Looking for......

This week’s classical music events seem to cluster during the weekend, but no matter. There’s plenty to see and hear with the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s La bohème and an assortment of chamber music concerts. Friday Puccini’s La bohème, put on by the Opera Company of Philadelphia, is not to be missed. One of opera’s most famous and most tragic love stories (the inspiration for Rent) continues to move us to this day with......