CONCERTS
Classical
Gil Shaham — Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff favorites. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Jan. 12. $95. 882-8585. tucsonsymphony.org.
Takacs Quartet — TCC Leo Rich Theater, 260 S. Church Ave. Hungarian-American group will include Mozart's first "Prussian quartet," the lush final quartet of Brahms, and a very Brahmsian quartet by Hungarian-turned-American Dohnányi. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Jan. 17. $30. 577-3769. arizonachambermusic.org.
UA Presents Welcomes Yevgeny Kutik, Violin — UA's Crowder Hall, 1017 N. Olive Road. Poetic and imaginative interpretations of standard works as well as rarely heard and newly composed repertoire. 7:30-9:15 p.m. Jan. 17. $20-$45. 626-3870. uapresents.org.
UA Presents Welcomes MOMIX; Opus Cactus — Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. Opus Cactus, inspired by Arizona's Sonoran Desert, brings the landscape of the American Southwest to life with its well-known illusionist style. Family show. 7:30-9:15 p.m. Jan. 18. $20-$55. 626-3870.
From Bach to Box Office: The Organ in Film — Rincon Congregational Church, 122 N. Craycroft Road. Organist Emma Whitten performs music spanning five centuries, from the works of Johann Sebastian Bach to contemporary film composers. 7:30-9 p.m. Jan. 19. $15. 745-6237. rinconucc.org.
Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler, organist — St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3738 Old Sabino Canyon Road. Solo organ recital on the Paul Fritts organ. 7:30-9 p.m. Jan. 19. $15. 296-0791. stalbansaz.org.
Tucson Symphony Orchestra Bernstein: Kaddish — Tucson Music Hall. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Jan. 19; 2-4 p.m. Jan. 21. $30-$86.
OPERA
Say Hello to Opera — Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Candide. For adults. 3-4 p.m. Jan. 17. Free. 594-5580.
Free Opera Preview of Candide — Grace St. Paul Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St. The Opera Guild of Southern Arizona will present a discussion of the opera, Candide, and arias will be sung by University of Arizona opera students. Bring a lunch. Noon-1 p.m. Jan. 19. Free. 825-1563. azogsa.org.
