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Ever-curious and adventurous, violinist Rachel Barton Pine reunites with Michael Morgan, her former mentor, and the Sacramento Philharmonic to showcase a suite by African-American classical composer William Grant Still and a concerto by Sergei Prokofiev.

ChamberBridge’s Sunday recital at Old First Church in San Francisco was a model of compositional and interpretive invention, with the San Francisco–based duo of soprano Lara Bruckmann and pianist Eva-Maria Zimmermann providing vivid performances of newly commissioned work by a mix of American and Swiss composers.

The Irene Dalis Vocal Competition may not ring bells of recognition in your head, but young singers are way ahead of you. That’s because the four-year-old competition, which kicks into gear May 22 at the California Theatre in San José, puts a lot of cash in singers’ pockets.

It would not be impossible to construct a program of three piano trios more taxing than the one the Skride/Vogler Trio played last Tuesday at Herbst Theatre. It might, though, be difficult to find anyone willing to play it.

Matías Tarnopolsky is understandably pleased. Less than a year after being appointed director of Cal Performances, he’s unveiled the first season entirely of his own programming, and it’s a knockout.

SFCV’s annual gala celebration was held at the home of Ann and Gordon Getty last Wednesday night. The fortunate guests were treated to a superb dinner in the formal dining room, and a look at the brilliant art collection that the Gettys have on display; the evening’s entertainment was provided by violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.

Anyone who might have arrived very late for Saturday’s splendid New Century Chamber Orchestra concert at Herbst Theatre would have gotten an amusing summary from fiddler Evan Price.

Chora Nova performs one of Rossini’s greatest works, the Petite Messe solennelle — neither little, solemn, nor even really a Mass — on May 29, under the direction of Paul Flight, providing an opportunity to hear this Mass in something close to its original version.

Many of the pieces Earplay performs have Bay Area roots, part of conductor Mary Chun’s stated emphasis on giving voice to local composers. For its May 24 concert, “Ports and Portals,” held at Herbst Theatre in partnership with the S.F. International Arts Festival, the ensemble adds two more world premieres and two West Coast premieres to the tally.