PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Tue Nov 18, 1pm, Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St., Hartford.
It’s not all smooth sailing before a performance. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the innovation, teamwork, practice and trial-and-error that goes into a chamber music rehearsal when the Hartford Symphony Orchestra Horn Quartet invites you to partake in the process. Witness their methods, ask questions, offer suggestions, and see how it all comes together at this Music Lincs Hartford Arts event. Free. 232-1006, hartfordsymphony.org

WORKS OF THE MASTERS
Thu Nov 13-Sun Nov 16, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford.
Beethoven’s 4th takes center orchestra at this Hartford Symphony Masterworks Series Concert. Under the baton of Maestro Edward Cumming, the symphony performs Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major and a varied program including works by Dvorák and Sibelius. $30-$62, 2-for-1 w/Let*s GO Arts!  244-2999, hartfordsymphony.org