Music
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RIGHT SAID FREDO Fredo Viola, an ensemble that blends bluegrass, electronic, folk,and classical influences, performs at a downtown gallery. Thursday, 8-9 p.m., Dactyl Foundation, 64 Grand St., between West Broadway and Wooster Street, 212-219-2344, $10 suggested donation.
KING OF THE KEYS Pianist Stephen Kovacevich performs a program of works by Berg, Beethoven, and Schubert as part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Piano Forte” performance series. Thursday, 8 p.m., Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-570-3949, $40.
MUSIC FROM AFRICA Focus on Africa, a three-day music festival, celebrates historical and contemporary African music. South African composer Bongani Ndodana conducts his own works, performed by soprano Dawn Padmore and the African Exchanges Ensemble (Friday, 7 p.m. discussion, 8 p.m. concert, $20). The concert African Exchanges showcases works by nine composers and looks at the musical exchanges between Africa, Europe, and America (Saturday, 8 p.m., $20). The festival closes with a symposium featuring composers, performers, and scholars (Monday, 8 p.m., $15). Festival: Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway at 116th Street, 212-854-7799. For a full schedule, to gowww.millertheatre.com.
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