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close xHarpsichord fans have a feast in store, with two free concerts from Aliénor (Elaine Funaro, Beverly Biggs and Rebecca Pechefsky): Accompanied by baroque string players, they perform concertos for two and three harpsichords by Bach, then go modern with sonatas by Chapel Hill composer Edwin McLean. Tonight's concert is at Chapel Hill's University United Methodist Church, and Saturday night's is in Meredith College's Carswell Recital Hall. Both begin 8 p.m. 493-4706; www.harpsichord.org.
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Saturday: Ciompi Quartet - music by Mozart, Beethoven & Bartók - Nelson Music Room, Duke, 8 p.m. 684-4444; www.dukeperformances.org.
Sunday: Raleigh Chamber Music Guild - Tokyo String Quartet - music by Schubert, Brahms & Bartók. Fletcher Opera Theater, Raleigh, 3 p.m. 821-2030; www.rcmg.org.
Sunday: Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Lorenzo Muti, conductor. Music by Rossini, Wiren, Barber and Bartók. Carolina Theatre, Durham, 3 p.m. 360-3382; www.thecot.org.
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