Previews

When myths and fables combine with movement and light, it’s a powerful force. And since fantasy plays a major role in the lives of many preteens and teenagers, it’s only fitting that the S.F. Boys Chorus adds its own musical contribution.

It’s probably safe to say that few classical musicians work harder than Jeffrey Kahane. Now, this multitalented musician is launching a recital tour with British violinist Daniel Hope, which kicks off Feb. 10.

Music festival meets football in a totally serendipitous way. And that's not all that's great about the Hot Air Music Festival at the San Francisco Conservatory.

Early music groups have done the Baroque concerto program, but Voices of Music is one-upping the formula for its San Francisco Early Music Society presentation.

The Oakland East Bay Symphony is doing the Brahms Requiem on Friday and it will do right by it with soloists Brian Leerhuber and Carrie Hennessy. But that's obviously not the whole story: new music by Armenian composer Avetis Berberyan, which casts the Requiem's message of solace in a wholly modern light.

The San Francisco Symphony celebrates the Lunar New Year with its audiences each year at this festive event. Kids will enjoy the preconcert reception with arts and crafts, lion dancing, and Chinese calligraphy, and complimentary food, desserts, and tea at Davies Hall.

Break out your horse-head fiddles. This year's Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival lifts the veil on Mongolia and its neighbors.

A beautiful introduction to Mozart's chamber music, by some of the area's best musicians at the Freight and Salvage is even a cool enough venue for the older kids to be seen, and the price is definitely right.

If you're a guitar lover, then the easy winner of this week's concert offerings is the free recital by Marc Teicholz at the S.F. Conservatory of Music. Teicholz, a Conservatory faculty member, is one of the masters who make the guitar department the best in the country.

Soprano Emily Albrink has been quickly building a career after her apprenticeship in Washington Opera's Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. She comes to Music at Meyer, the concert series sponsored by Temple Emmanu-El.