CALENDAR musical journey through Australia’s cultural heartland. Set against a stunning backdrop of moving imagery and text, the jazz-infused performance includes songs performed in 13 distinct indigenous languages. Tickets $30- $50. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University. 650/724-2464. Kremerata Baltica. Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. Kremerata Baltica debuted in 1997 as Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer’s 50th birthday gift to himself. The chamber orchestra of 23 gifted young string players, all from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia celebrates its 20th anniversary at Bing with highlights from its most recent albums, “Chiaroscuro” and “New Seasons.” Tickets $15-$80. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University. 650/724-2464. Los Temerarios. Feb. 10, 8:30 p.m. Riding high on the success of 2012’s “Mi Vida Sin Ti,” which reached No. 2 on three separate international charts, brothers Gustavo and Adolpho continue to perform their unique blend of traditional Mexican music and youthful pop. Tickets $59-$109. City National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, 408/792-4111. Stanford Philharmonia Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. Anna Wittstruck conducts the Stanford Philharmonia with pianist Taide Ding. The entertaining ensemble performs classic works by Mozart and Haydn. Tickets $10-$20. Free for Stanford students. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University. 650/724-2464. Chicago. Feb. 11, 8 p.m. As the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six decades, the brass-centric band has contributed a bevy of catchy tunes to the national soundtrack. Chicago’s newest record of studio tracks, “Now: Chicago XXXVI,” debuts 11 brand-new songs, recorded on the road. Ticket prices vary. City National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, 408/792-4111. Opera San Jose: Silent Night. Feb. 11-26, times vary. This opera recounts a miraculous moment of peace during WWI. On the western front, weapons are laid down when three Scottish, French and German officers negotiate a Christmas Eve truce amid the trenches. Songs are performed in English, German, French, Italian and Latin with English supertitles. Tickets $55-$175. California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose. 408/286-2600. Bruckner Orchestra of Linz. Feb. 12, 4 p.m. Austria and America share the spotlight when the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz, led by Music Director Dennis Russell Davies, celebrates American composers with violinist Robert McDuffie. Enjoy pieces by Duke Ellington and Samuel Barber and a new work by Philip Glass, commissioned by Davies himself for his 80th birthday. Tickets $15-$95. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University. 650/724-2464. Magical Broadway Hits. Feb. 12, 3-5 p.m. California Pops Orchestra, the country’s only all-request pops orchestra, presents an entertaining evening filled with toe-tapping theatrical favorites. From surreys with fringes to guys with dolls, the orchestra delivers an afternoon spanning decades of Tony Awardwinning, spotlight-stealing songs. Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. 408/864-8816. Postmodern Jukebox. Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. This rotating musical collective reimagines Top 40 hits in an array of musical styles from the past. This ongoing musical project, spearheaded by pianist and arranger Scott Bradlee, takes contemporary pop and rock tunes and fashions new arrangements that cast them in an unpredictable variety of musical styles from the past. Tickets $30-$50. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University. 650/724-2464. Dianne Reeves. Feb. 16-19, times vary. With her signature peerless voice, Reeves has won a string of Grammys, including three consecutive Best Jazz Vocal Performance awards. Whether putting a personal stamp on lilting Brazilian bossa nova, fleshing out contemporary fare by Ani DiFranco and Stevie Nicks, or interpreting American Songbook classics by the Gershwin, Porter and Berlin, Reeves always gets to the heart of a song. Tickets $30-$85. Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin St., San Francisco. 866/920-5299. Christian Tetzlaff & Lars Vogt. Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. The German duo’s concerts capitalize on each of their individual strengths— to the delight of audiences everywhere. Their eclectic repertoire bathes Bing Concert Hall in the light of violin sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart, plus masterwork by Schubert and noted contemporary German composer Jörg Widmann. Tickets $15-$95. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University. 650/724-2464. Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quartet. Feb. 19, 2:30 p.m. Drawing on the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s rich tradition of chamber music, the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet continually earns critical raves. Its Stanford Live program spans 200 years, from Mozart’s Fantasy in F Minor for Clockwork Organ to a new work by Finnish composer Kalevi Aho created especially for the Berliners. Tickets $15-$80. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University. 650/724-2464. Pinchas Zukerman. Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. The lauded violinist, violist, conductor, pedagogue and chamber musician returns the Bay Area, where his musical genius, prodigious technique and unwavering artistic standards are a marvel to both audiences and critics alike. He performs Mozart, Sonata in G major, Beethoven, Sonata in E-flat major, Brahms, Sonatensatz (from FAE Sonata), Brahms, Sonata No. 3 in D minor. Tickets $37-$69. Oshman Family JCC, Taube Koret Campus, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 650/223-8649. 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