In the coming weeks there seems to be a lot of Brahms, a couple dollops of Shostakovich and a great deal of other music to hear as well.

Korevaar plays with Takacs
At 8 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at Mandeville Auditorium (9500 Gilman Drive, UCSD) hear native San Diego pianist David Korevaar play with the Takacs String Quartet. The program comprises Claude Debussy’s String Quartet, L. 85, Op. 10; Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 122; and Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34a. Tickets are $32-$36. Visit www.artpower.ucsd.edu or call (858) 534-TIXS.

Two chances to hear rare Rachmaninoff
At 7 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church (Alga Road at El Fuerte, La Costa), and at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at St. Paul’s Cathedral (2728 6th Ave., San Diego), the 130-voice La Jolla Symphony Chorus, under the baton of David Chase, performs Sergei Rachmaninoff’s rarely heard, a cappella homage to his Russian Orthodox roots, “All Night Vigil,” also known as “Vespers” (1915).
“It’s a style that we don’t hear very often in our churches or concerts,” Chase said. “It might be described as chant, dressed in harmonies and textures that exploit all the most robust sounds a chorus can make: delicate, angelic soprano parts; earthy contralto melodies; heroic tenor lines; and, of course, those growling Russian basses.”
For tickets and information, visit www.lajollasymphony.com or call (858) 534-4637.

Portuguese Fado artist at UCSD
At 8 p.m. Sunday, April 22, UCSD ArtPower presents renowned Portuguese fado artist Dulce Pontes at Mandeville Auditorium (9500 Gilman Drive). Electric and acoustic instruments accompany the chanteuse, as she weaves together the raw, heavyhearted passion of fado with cultural influences from Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean. Tickets are $30 to $34, available by visiting www.artpower.ucsd.edu, calling (858) 534-TIXS or in person at UCSD box office in the Price Center Plaza.

Jazz visionary at Jewish Music Festival
At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at the David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre (4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla), the eighth annual Jewish Music Festival presents Israel-born bassist/composer Avishai Cohen, who’s “a jazz visionary,” according to DownBeat magazine. Celebrating Israel’s 60th anniversary, the festival continues through Aug. 5 at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center and the Spreckels Organ Pavilion. Events include concerts with soloists and ensembles, films and lectures.
Tickets range from $15 to $19; some events are free.
For information, visit www.lfjcc.org or call (858) 362-1348.

Con brio
At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, The Athenaeum Music and Arts Library concludes the 2006-2007 Barbara and William Karatz Chamber Concert Series in the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Room (1008 Wall St., La Jolla) with Trio Con Brio Copenhagen. The trio is ensemble-in-residence at Copenhagen’s Round Tower and received the 2005 Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson International Trio Award. The program comprises Joseph Haydn’s Trio in C Major; Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67 in E minor; and Johannes Brahms’ Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8. Tickets are $30 to $35, and are available by calling (858) 454-4872.

La Jolla Music Society presents
At 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday, April 19) at Copley Symphony Hall (7th and B St., San Diego), La Jolla Music Society (LJMS) presents the Cincinnati Orchestra with conductor Paavo Jarvi and violinist Leonidas Kavakos in performance of Brahms’ Violin Concerto and Hector Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique. Tickets are $20 to $95. For more information, visit www.la-jolla-music-society.com or call (619) 235-0804.
At 8 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at MCASD Sherwood Auditorium (700 Prospect St., La Jolla), LJMS presents the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio with guest artist, violist Michael Tree, in performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Quartet in E-flat KV. 493; the West Coast premiere of Richard Danielpour’s “The Book of Hours” Piano Quartet; and Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G Minor. Tickets, which are $25 to $85, are available by visiting www.la-jolla-music-society.com or calling (858) 459-3728.

Sinfónica de San Diego

Ling plays Mozart with Chang
At 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 21 and 27, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego Symphony presents guest conductor Otto-Werner Mueller and piano soloists Jessie Chang and Jahja Ling in performance of Mozart’s Concerto No. 10 for two pianos. Also on the program: Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 2.

American music
At 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 25; 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26; and 11 a.m. Thursday, April 26, at Copley Symphony Hall, Pops Conductor Matthew Garbutt presents guest artists in performance of, among others, works by Copland and Leonard Bernstein, “American Celebration.” The price ($5) is certainly right.
For tickets and information for both series, call (619) 235-0804 or visit www.sandiegosymphony.com.
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Early Music
The San Diego Early Music Society presents London’s Academy of Ancient Music Friday, April 20, 8 p.m., at Sherwood Auditorium, 700 Prospect St. The program will include Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, a Water Music Suite by Telemann and Handel’s Concerti Grossi.
Tickets are $25 to $35, $15 for students. For information, call (619) 291-8246 or visit www.sdems.org.

Bach will again be on the program when the San Diego Harpsichord Society brings Carole Cerasi to La Jolla Congregational Church next Thursday, April 26, 8 p.m. Cerasi will also play works by Picchi, Balbastre, Froberger, Böhm and Blasco de Nebra.
Tickets are $10 to $20. La Jolla Congregational Church is located at 1216 Cave St. For information, call (619) 840-3416 or visit www.harpsichord-SD.com.