FIVE LIVE SOUNDS

Serena Ryder tours Utopia, while the CPO gets romantic with Luca Buratto.

Friday and Saturday: Romantic Rachmaninoff with Luca Buratto The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s Valentine-themed concert is a double homecoming of sorts. Buratto, the 2015 Honens Laureate, returns to the scene of his triumph. He is joined by conductor Hans Graf, the CPO’s music director from 1995 to 2003. At Jack Singer Concert Hall, Arts Commons, 8 p.m. $20 - $80. 403-571-0849, calgaryphil.com.

Sunday: Serena Ryder, with Begonia Ryder’s latest, Utopia, is informed by the Cherokee legend of the Two Wolves, which holds that good and evil are at war within each of us. For Ryder, her utopia came when she achieved balance or, to put it in terms of the legend, calmed her inner wolves. At Jack Singer Concert Hall, Arts Commons. Doors, 7 p.m. $32.35 - $62.26.

Tuesday: Tribute to Louis Armstrong Betty Lou’s, the literary-themed speakeasy, uses its weekly jazz night to pay tribute to Louis Armstrong. Edmonton trumpeter Joel Gray picks up the horn to ruminate on the possibility of a wonderful world. At Betty Lou’s Library, 908 17th Ave. S.W. 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. $10 - $20. Reservations at 403-454-4774.

Thursday: The Songs of Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip Joe Nolan and the Dogs pay tribute to the Canadian legend, whom Nolan says is one of his “biggest musical influences ever.” At the Ironwood Stage & Grill, 1229 9th Ave. S.E. 8 p.m. Reservations recommended at 403-269-5581, ironwoodstage.ca.

Thursday: Stacey Kent The American jazz vocalist hit the big time with her first album of original music, 2007’s Breakfast on the Morning Tram. It featured lyrics by novelist Kazuo Ishiguro and won the Grammy for Best Vocal Jazz Album. At Jack Singer Concert Hall, Arts Commons. 7:30 p.m. $35 - $70.