JOSHUA KOSMAN’S CLASSICAL MUSIC PICKS
David Finckel and Wu Han: The husband-andwife duo performs music for cello and piano by Lera Auerbach, Bruce Adolphe, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Grieg. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18. Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley. www.calperformances.org
Symphony Parnassus: Stephen Paulson conducts Brahms’ Violin Concerto with soloist Alina Kobialka, along with music by Timothy Higgins and Sibelius. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 18. Taube Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.symphonyparnassus. org Earplay: A program of new chamber music by James Dashow, Richard Festinger, Daniel Godsil, Maija Hynninen and Vera Ivanova. 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 19. Taube Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.earplay.org Toni Marie Palmertree: Fresh from her stint as an Adler Fellow, the soprano sings songs of Britten, Debussy, Mompou and Griffes as part of the Schwabacher Debut Recitals series. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 21. Taube Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.sfopera.com San Francisco Contemporary Music Players: A four-concert extravaganza of new music in celebration of the late Pauline Oliveros and outgoing Artistic Director Steven Schick. 7 and 9 p.m. FridaySaturday, March 23-24. Z Space, 450 Florida St., S.F. www.sfcmp.org Oakland Symphony: Music Director Michael Morgan conducts Kev Choice’s “Soul Restoration Suite” along with music by Rossini, Schubert and George Frederick Barstow. 8 p.m. Friday, March 23. Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland. www.oaklandsymphony.org