Robert Helps News Today

He was known as a passionate, idiosyncratic performer in concerts and on recordings and admired as a longtime teacher at the New England Conservatory of Music.

With so much going on culturally speaking in our region, this is my highly selective, curated snapshot of some of the most promising events happening this weekend, including chamber music, new music, jazz, folk … plus a whole lot more.

As we await the first Semi-final, our correspondent discusses the solo-round repertoire choices