Music
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CLASSICAL CONCERT The Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, featuring violinist Carmit Zori, cellist Peter Wiley, and pianist Gilbert Kalish, performs a program that includes Beethoven’s Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 2 No. 1; Franck’s Sonata for Violin and Piano, and Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 110. Friday, 8 p.m., the Chapel at First Unitarian Church, Pierrepont Street between Clinton Street and Monroe Place, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, 718-858-0718, $30.
IRISH EVENING The popular Irish band the Chieftains play Carnegie Hall on St. Patrick’s Day.The band is joined by stepdancing duo Jon and Nathan Pilatzke, harpist Triona Marshall,and Notre Dame University’s Symphony Orchestra. Friday, 8 p.m., Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium, 881 Seventh Ave. at 57th Street, 212-247-7800, $25-$65.
VIVALDI SELECTIONS Flutist Paula Robison performs an all-Vivaldi program with a chamber orchestra at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as part of the series the Great Vivaldi. The concert includes the composer’s Concerto for Flute in A major, Concerto for Lute in D major, and Six Italian Serenades. Saturday, 7 p.m., Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Temple of Dendur in the Sackler Wing, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street, 212-570-3949, $60.
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR The Brooklyn Philharmonic presents its third Music Off the Walls chamber concert, titled “Carnival of Animals.” The program features animal-themed works by George Gershwin, Arthur Honegger, Camille Saint-Saens, Erik Satie, and Philip Bimstein as well as the world premiere of “Creatures of Kings County” by young Brooklyn composer Aaron Grad.The concert is held in conjunction with the ongoing exhibit “William Wegman: Funney/Strange.” Sunday, 3 p.m., Brooklyn Museum, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 200 Eastern Parkway at Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-488-5913, $15 general, $10 students, seniors, and members. Note: Admission includes museum admission.
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