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Classical music
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
420 S. Tryon St. 704-353-9200; bechtler.org.
Jan. 20: Collaboration with Opera Carolina.
Feb. 17: “Chamber of Love,” Bechtler Ensemble in Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich.
First Tuesday Concerts
Jan. 8: “Schubertiade” with UNC School of the Arts faculty.
Feb. 5: “Horn of Plenty,” works by Brahms and Schubert spotlighting French horn.
March 5: “Images of Spanish Life,” Bechtler Ensemble in Falla, Rodrigo and Villa-Lobos.
April 9: “Brave New Worlds,” UNC School of the Arts faculty in Bartok and Prokofiev.
May 7: “Modernism and Sensuality,” Fire Pink Trio in Debussy, Dan Locklair and Arnold Bax.
Carolina Pro Musica
March 9: 35th Anniversary Celebration, works by Bach and Telemann.
April 20: “The Pilgrim’s Way,” works inspired by the Virgin of Montserrat.
Carolina Voices
704-374-1564; carolinavoices.org.
May 10-11: “Good Vibrations! Chart Toppers from the ’60s.”
May 19: “Music of Legends: From Bach to the Beatles.”
Charlotte Civic Orchestra
704-344-0098; charlottecivicorchestra.org.
Feb. 24: “Baroque and Beyond,” with Carolina Pro Musica.
June 9: Works for organ and orchestra by Saint-Saens, others.
Charlotte Concerts
charlotteconcerts.org; Halton Theater.
Jan. 30: China National Symphony Orchestra.
March 15: The Eroica Trio.
Charlotte Symphony
704-972-2000; charlottesymphony.org.
Classics
8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon.
Feb. 8-9: Christopher Warren-Green conducting; violist Rebekah Newman. Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Talllis; Walton’s Viola Concerto; Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.
March 1-2: Larry Rachleff conducting; soprano Susan Lorette Dunn. Brahms’ Symphony No. 3; Canteloube’s “Songs of the Auvergne”; Ravel’s “La Valse.”
March 15-16: Warren-Green conducting; violinist Augustin Dumay. Brahms Violin Concerto, Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony.
April 5-6: Warren-Green conducting; pianist Pascal Roge. Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” and “La Mer”; Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major; Faure’s “Pavane.”
April 26-27: Warren-Green conducting; pianists Arthur and Lucas Jussen. Richard Strauss’ “Till Eulenspiegel”; Mozart’s Concerto for Two Pianos; Mendelssohn’s “Italian” Symphony.
May 10-11: Warren-Green conducting; Oratorio Singers. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
KnightSounds
7:30 p.m. Fridays at Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon.
Jan. 25: “Ballroom!”
Feb. 15: “Pop Up Opera.”
April 19: “American Music Masters and Pioneers.”
Lollipops
Knight Theater
Jan. 12: “Dancin’, Rockin’ and Hip Hoppin.’”
May 4: “Once Upon a Time,” fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and others.
Opera Carolina
Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon, 704-372-1000; operacarolina.org.
Jan. 19, 24, 27: Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.”
April 13, 18, 21: Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers.”
Providence Chamber Music
Providence United Methodist Church, 2810 Providence Road. 704-333-9536;
Jan. 13: Mikhail Glinka and others.
Feb. 10: Astor Piazzolla and others.
March 10: Mendelssohn and Verne Reynolds.
April 7: Maurice Ravel and Carl Nielsen.
Renaissance
Choral group. singers-renaissance.org.
May 18: “In Stillness and Splendor,” choral favorites.
Other Music
Charlotte Folk Society
Great Aunt Stella Center, 925 Elizabeth Ave. 704-563-7080; www.folksociety.org.
Feb. 8: Jamie Laval, Scottish fiddler.
March 8: Rhiannon Giddens Laffan and Justin Robinson, founding members of Carolina Chocolate Drops.
April 12: “Bluegrass Meets Bolero” with fiddler Glen Alexander and the Latin band Los Morales.
May 10: Freeman and Williams, bluegrass group.
June 14: Elizabeth LaPrelle in Appalachian ballads.
Charlotte Symphony Pops
Unless noted, 8 p.m. Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St. 704-972-2000; www.charlottesymphony.org.
Jan. 11, 12: “Winter Dance Party,” tribute to Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. Knight Theater.
Feb. 2: Screening of “The Wizard of Oz” with orchestral accompaniment.
Feb. 22, 23: Tiempo Libre, Latin band.
March 23: Natalie Merchant.
May 3, 4: “Symphonic Cinema,” music from movies. Knight Theater.
Jazz at the Bechtler
420 S. Tryon. 704-353-9200; www.bechtler.org.
Feb. 1: Jazz for lovers, featuring singer Toni Tupponce.
April 5: Music of Cole Porter.
May 3: Jazz favorites from albums of Hans and Bessie Bechtler.
June 7: Hot summer jazz, with vibraphonist Jon Metzger.
Dance
Caroline Calouche & Co.
Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon St.; carolinecalouche.org.
March 22, 23: “Spring Forward.”
Charlotte City Ballet
May 11: “The Dancing Princesses,” based on the Grimm fairy tale.
Charlotte Dance Festival
Feb. 16 and 17 at Booth Playhouse, 130 N. Tryon. 704-804-2731; charlottedancefestival.org.
Charlotte Youth Ballet
March 22-24: “The Wizard of Oz.”
Davidson College
Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, Davidson. 704-894-2135; davidson.edu.
Feb. 5: Diavolo Dance Theater.
Feb. 19: Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
Martha Connerton/Kinetic Works
704-338-1533; www.mckineticworks.org.
Jan. 24-25: “The Seasons,” Halton Theatre.
March 15-17: KINETICollective Concert, Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte.
N.C. Dance Theatre
Unless noted, Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon. 704-335-1010; ncdance.org.
Jan. 24-26 and Feb. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16: “Innovative Works,” works by Sasha Janes, Dwight Rhoden, Mark Diamond and David Ingram. Bonnefoux/McBride Center for Dance, 701 N. Tryon.
March 7-10 and 15-17: Bonnefoux’s “Peter Pan.”
April 25-27: “Contemporary Fusion,” works by Janes, Jiri Bubenicek and Twyla Tharp.
Queen City Ballroom
704-541-5440. carolinatix.org; queencityballroom.com.
Feb. 9: Booth Playhouse.
Shen Yun
Jan. 26-27: Shen Yun, Chinese music and dance, Knight Theater. www.blumenthalarts.org.
UNC Charlotte
Unless noted, in Robinson Hall, UNCC, 9201 University City Blvd. 704-687-1849; coaa.uncc.edu/events-exhibitions.
Jan. 18: Martha Graham Dance Company. Knight Theater, 430 S. Tryon St. Tickets: 704-372-1000; carolinatix.org.
Jan. 25-26: N.C. Dance Festival.
Museums
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
420 S. Tryon. 704-353-9200; bechtler.org.
Through Feb. 8: “Giacometti: Memory and Presence.”
Through March 18: “Antoni Tàpies: Texture and Image.”
Feb. 16-July 29: “Artistic Relationships: Partners, Mentors, Lovers.”
March 22-July 1: “Appetite for Risk: Works by Emilio Stanzani.”
The Light Factory
345 N. College St. 704-333-9755; www.lighfactory.org.
Through Jan. 22: “Out in the Streets,” black-and-white photography of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Mint Museum Randolph
2730 Randolph Road. 704-337-2000; mintmuseum.org.
Through March 10: “A Thriving Tradition – 75 Years of Collecting North Carolina Pottery.”
Through March 17: “Sophisticated Surfaces: The Pottery of Herb Cohen.”
Through March 31: “And the Bead Goes On.”
March 30: “American Glass.”
Ongoing: “Threads of Identity: Contemporary Maya Textiles”; “Heritage Gallery”; “Classically Inspired: European Ceramics Circa 1800”; “American Ceramics, 1825-1875.”
Mint Museum Uptown
500 S. Tryon. 704-337-2000; mintmuseum.org.
Through April 28: “Vantagepoint X/Vik Muniz: Garbage Matters.”
Through Jan. 27: “Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft and Design.”
Through Jan. 20: “The Weir Family, 1820-1920.”
Feb 23-June 16: “Sociales: Débora Arango Arrives Today.”
March 2-May 26: “Return to the Sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto.”
March 2-July 7: “F.O.O.D. (Food, Objects, Objectives, Design)”
