BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Vladimir Jurowski makes a much anticipated return to the BSO podium with works by Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Beethoven, and Haydn, on a program also featuring violin soloist Alina Ibragimova in her Boston debut. Feb. 18-20, Symphony Hall. 617-266-1200, www.bso.org

BOSTON PHILHARMONIC Benjamin Zander takes on Elgar’s sweeping Symphony No. 1 and Schumann’s “Manfred Overture,’’ on a program that also includes Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with soloist Jennifer Frautschi. Feb 18 and 21 in Sanders Theatre, Feb. 20 in Jordan Hall. 617.236.0999, www.bostonphil.org

PACIFICA QUARTET This dynamic ensemble offers the first of two Mozart and Britten programs, featuring the former’s Quartet in F Major and the latter’s Quartet No. 2. Feb. 21, 1:30 p.m., Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 617-278-5156, www.gardnermuseum.org JEREMY EICHLER

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