BOSTON SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos returns to the BSO podium with Stravinsky’s “Pulcinella” and Haydn’s “Mass in Time of War.” Feb. 26. Symphony Hall. 617-266-1200, www.bso.org
BOSTON PHILHARMONIC: MAHLER
Mahler’s Sixth Symphony led by Benjamin Zander, one of the composer’s most devoted champions. Feb. 24,
3 p.m. Sanders Theatre. 617-236-0999,
www.bostonphil.org
HANDEL AND HAYDN
SOCIETY
Harry Christophers conducts an all-Haydn program, featuring the Symphonies nos. 6 and 82 as well as the Violin Concerto in G with H&H concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky as soloist. Feb. 24, 3 p.m. Symphony Hall. 617-266-3605 or handelandhaydn.org
JACK QUARTET
Contemporary works by Georg Friedrich Haas (Quartet No. 5) and Salvatore Sciarrino (Quartet No. 7), performed by one of the most intrepid young string quartets out there. Feb. 26. Boston University’s Tsai Performance Center. 617-353-3350, www.bu.edu