From Balanchine to Rautavaara, the classic arts scene in New York is never quiet. Here is just a sampling of some of the classic arts events happening this week.

New York City Ballet's winter season kicks off January 30 with a program of Balanchine and Ratmansky. The program will begin with Serenade, the first ballet that George Balanchine choreographed in America, set to Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings. Also featured will be Balanchine and Prokofiev's Prodigal Son, and Alexei Ratmansky's Paquita, set to selections from Ludwig Minkus' ballet of the same name, with additional music by Adolphe Adam, Alexei Barmin, Edouard Deldevez, Riccardo Drigo, and Cesare Pugni. Ratmansky incorporates sections of Marius Petipa's Paquita, as well as Balanchine's restaging of Petipa's pas de trois.

A second program, Masters at Work, will open January 23, and feature ballets by Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. The program includes Balanchine's Kammermusik No. 2, set to Paul Hindemith's chamber concerto of the same name; Robbins' Le Tombeau de Couperin, set to the suite by Ravel; Robbins' Antique Epigraphs, set to music by Debussy; and Balanchine's Raymonda Variations, set to excerpts from the ballet by Glazunov.

Composer and conductor Thomas Adès joins the New York Philharmonic January 22-24, conducting his own America (A Prophecy), with soprano Anna Dennis. Pianist Yuja Wang will also feature in the concert, playing Einojuhani Rautavaara's Piano Concerto No. 1. The University of Michigan Chamber Choir, and EXIGENCE Vocal Ensemble will also join the concert, the program for which is rounded off with Charles Ives' Orchestral Set No. 2 and Kaija Saariaho's Oltra Mar.

The New York Philharmonic will also make its Radio City Music Hall debut this week, with a one-night concert January 25, conducted by Philharmonic Artistic Director Designate Gustavo Dudamel. The concert, featuring works by Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Bernard Herrmann, and more, will be the first to utilize the venue's new Sphere Immersive Sound system.

The Cleveland Orchestra, led by Franz Welser-Möst, will play two concerts at Carnegie Hall this week. On January 20, the orchestra will perform Verdi's Requiem, with soprano Asmik Grigorian, mezzo-soprano Deniz Uzun, tenor Joshua Guerrero, bass Tareq Nazmi, and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus. On January 21, the orchestra will perform Mozart's Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter," and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905."

Carnegie Hall will also host performances this week from cellist Jaemin Han with pianist Janice Carissa (January 21); pianist Igor Jevit (January 22); violinist Rachell Ellen Wong with harpsichordist David Belkovski (Janury 22); percussion ensemble Sō Percussion (January 23); and oboist James Austin Smith (January 24).

The Metropolitan Opera's winter season concludes this week with final performances of Bizet's Carmen, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. The January 24 final performance of Porgy and Bess will also mark the retirement performance of mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, in the role of Maria.

Soprano Julia Bullock joins forces with cellist Seth Parker Woods and pianist Conor Hanick at the 92nd Street Y January 23 for a program titled From Ordinary Things. Featuring songs by Nina Simone, Rodgers and Hart, and more, the concert explores "themes of connection, mysticism, and love."

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents two performances of Beethoven's "Archduke" Trio January 25 and 27 at Alice Tully Hall. The all-Beethoven concert will also include the composer's Trio in D major for Violin, Viola, and Cello, Op. 9, No. 2; and Sonata in E-flat major for Violin and Piano, Op. 12, No. 3. The featured performers will include pianist Juho Pohjonen, violinist Kristin Lee, violinist/violist Arnaud Sussmann, and cellist David Finckel.

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