1. 1. "One Dollar Concert"

   January 6 at Carnegie Hall

   Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins—once considered second only to Glenn Gould for his Bach performances—leads his Bachiana Chamber Orchestra in Villa Lobos’s Preludio Bachiana Brasiliera #4, one of the composer’s many Brazilian interpretations of Johann Sebastian.

2. 2. Chiara String Quartet

   January 11 at Merkin Concert Hall

   If you missed composer-of-the-moment Osvaldo Golijov’s stunning Ainadamar last year, catch this chamber group’s performance of the Argentine composer’s string quartet Yiddishbuk.

3. 3. Bargemusic

   January 6 and 7 at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park

   A cello-clarinet-and-piano trio perform chamber music by Paquito D’Rivera and Argentine great Astor Piazzolla.

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