As part of the Yale in New York concert series, the Yale Cellos, 21 in all, came to Zankel Hall on Tuesday for a program to celebrate Mr. Parisot’s 50 years on the university’s faculty.

Reviews of Jonathan Miller’s disarming staging of Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion,” the composer George Tsontakis and the Ying Quartet.

The Geringas Baryton Trio performed works by Haydn, Luigi Tomasini and Beethoven at the Frick Collection on Sunday afternoon.

A Dutch company has purchased the rights to Rodgers and Hammerstein songs and shows.

On Wednesday the superb a cappella men’s choir Chanticleer celebrated the 250th anniversary of “My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free,” said to be the earliest surviving American secular song.

The Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire offers a gentle reminder that decorous piano playing and interpretive depth have an irresistible power all their own.

When the Austrian period-instrument group Quatuor Mosaïques played Beethoven’s Opus 132 String Quartet on Thursday at Zankel Hall, its interpretation was notable for its soulful intimacy.

The pianist Andras Schiff’s Beethoven recitals on Friday night and Sunday afternoon at Carnegie Hall were awesome demonstrations of a musician’s ability to focus.