Classical this fall: Museums & libraries
÷ indicates venue is wheelchair-accessible.
For complete, updated listings, see Calendar in the Globe each Thursday.
French Library and Cultural Center
53 Marlborough St., Boston. 617-266-4351. [Get directions].
10/13: 12:15 p.m. Free. Caroline Anne Widmann, violin.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway, Boston. 617-566-1401; 617-734-1359 for recorded concert information. [Official site].
Weekly concerts Sept.-June, 1:30 p.m. Sat., Young Artists Showcase series; Sun., chamber and recital series. $16, seniors $11, college students $9, ages 5-17 $4; includes museum admission. 9/25: Jennifer Frautschi, violin. 9/26: Bach's "A Musical Offering" with Paula Robison, flute; Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord; Nicholas Kitchen, violin; Scott Nickrenz, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello; members of Gardner Chamber Orchestra. 10/2: Aaron Goldberg Trio, jazz program. 10/3: Robert Levin, harpsichord. Bach's English Suites Nos. 1, 4, 5.
Opening gala, 9/18: 7 p.m. $125, 617-278-5129. Joshua Bell, violin; Sam Bush, mandolin and violin; Mike Marshall, guitar, mandolin and violin; Edgar Meyer, bass. Excerpts from Meyer's "The Short Trip Home."
Museum of Fine Arts
Remis Auditorium, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. ÷ 617-369-3770; recording 617-369-3306. [Get directions].
Thurs., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m. $20. Boston Museum Trio and guest artists. Season includes eight programs honoring 250th anniversary of Bach's death; three programs dedicated to "Great American Songwriters." 9/26: "Bach and His Italian Muses." 10/14: "Duke Ellington: A Centennial Celebration." 10/17: concert for children. 10/31: John Gibbons, harpsichord. Four Bach suites. 11/21: "Bach and Rameau." 12/12: Baltimore Consort, holiday program.
Newton Free Library
330 Homer St., Newton Centre. 617-552-7145. [Get directions].
Free. 9/26: 2 p.m.. Guiping Deng, soprano; Long Wu, piano. Chinese art and folk songs, Italian arias. 9/27: 7 p.m., I-Heung Lee, piano. Works by Chopin, Czerny, Liszt, Li Ying Hai, Wang Jian Zhong. 9/30: 7:30 p.m., Derek Lamb presents British music-hall program.
