CLASSICAL MUSIC A Symphonic Portrait. Friday and Saturday, 8pm, City Hall Concert Hall, $240, $150, $90, $65, students $40, Urbtix.
This is likely to be a popular classical double-bill. The Philharmonic, conducted by David Atherton, pays tribute to both the Scots and the English with Mendelssohn's Third Symphony, inspired by the ruggedness of the Scottish landscape, and after the interval travels south for the quintessentially English Enigma Variations, one of Elgar's best-loved works, including the universally recognisable Nimrod theme.
Chinese Orchestral Concert. Tonight, 8pm, Cultural Centre Concert Hall, $100, $80, $60, $40, Urbtix.
An opportunity to hear some large-scale Chinese orchestral compositions, including Bumper Harvest, The Moon In Fall and Dragon, performed by a full-scale Chinese orchestra. This concert has been organised by the Wang Kwong Chinese Orchestra, the Hong Kong YWCA Chinese Orchestra, and the Yao Yeh Chinese Music Association as a means of promoting Chinese classical music to the young.
MUSIC Juliet Prew. Wednesday and Thursday, 9.15pm, Friday and Saturday, 9.30pm, Club Bacchus, basement, Hop Hing Centre, 8-12 Hennessy Road, free to diners.
Late-night cabaret singers at Bacchus have proven successful, and the venue has obviously decided to stick with the formula. The latest to be featured is Juliet Prew, capably accompanied by pianist Nick Harvey on the kind of show tunes popularised by Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe. Her repertoire is drawn from films such as Some Like It Hot, Sweet Charity and High Society.