TANGLEWOOD Michael Tilson Thomas returns Friday to lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms’’ and Mozart’s Requiem. Saturday, he conducts the students of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in Mahler’s Third Symphony. Sunday’s matinee is given over to Keith Lockhart and the Pops. Sunday night, Audra McDonald performs an Ozawa Hall recital. 617-266-1200 or www.tanglewood.org.
ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC
The festival closes with the Brentano String Quartet (Friday); the violinist Midori in recital (Saturday); and a program (Sunday) linking Brahms with newer music by Steve Reich, Lukas Foss, and others. (Remaining concerts are sold out, but returns may be available.) Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main St., Rockport. 978-546-7391, www.rockportmusic.org.
MARLBORO MUSIC It’s opening weekend for the chamber music festival, celebrating its 60th anniversary season. To mark the occasion, Marlboro musicians will offer a free concert Friday night, with works by Mozart, Dohnanyi, and Dvorak. The regular season continues with performances Saturday night (Bartok, Martin, Mendelssohn, and Brahms) and Sunday afternoon (Haydn, Brahms, Ravel, Dvorak). Marlboro, Vt. 802-254-2394, www.marlboromusic.org.
MONADNOCK MUSIC
The Borromeo Quartet heads to New Hampshire with Lera Auerbach’s String Quartet No. 4, Beethoven’s Quartet Op. 127, and an arrangement of a Bach fugue by first violinist Nicholas Kitchen. 7:30 p.m., Saturday. Peterborough (N.H.) Town House, 800-868-9613, www.monadnockmusic.org
