The Bay Area classical scene continues to thrive despite restrictions, with performances across a range of orchestral masterworks, new music, chamber, vocal, and opera. Here are some of the main attractions coming up.

Orchestral music

“Poetry” at California Symphony: Under music director Donato Cabrera, the California Symphony is about to launch its latest virtual series. “Poetry in Motion” features three Saturday performances, each running 20-45 minutes in length, conducted by Cabrera and featuring the California Symphony String Orchestra. Programs begin May 8 with the world premiere of “Next Week’s Trees” by California Symphony composer-in-residence Viet Cuong. Inspired by poet Mary Oliver, it’s the first piece Cuong has written for the Symphony since being named to the prestigious residency last year. Also on the schedule: a performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s “Verklärte Nacht” (Transfigured Night), premiering May 15; and Benjamin Britten’s “Serenade,” featuring the superb American tenor Nicholas Phan and California Symphony principal horn Meredith Brown (May 22). “Poetry in Motion” is produced in collaboration with Mercury Soul, a Bay Area collective of musicians, videographers, DJs, dancers, and visual artists whose co-founders include former California Symphony composer-in-residence Mason Bates. Details: May 8-22, available through May 31, free on Walnut Creek Public Access Television and californiasymphony.org.

New Century at Stanford: The New Century Chamber Orchestra is teaming up with Stanford Live for a three-program spring season. Led by music director Daniel Hope, the series starts with the world premiere of Tan Dun’s Double Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Orchestra, with pianist Alexey Botvinov as special guest (May 20). The orchestra returns with costume designer Colleen Quen, who will create a new sculptural work in conjunction with a performance of Debussy’s “Danse sacrée et Danse profane” (May 27). The third program (June 3), features choreographer and Deaf advocate Antoine Hunter and the Urban Jazz Dance Company in a new work inspired by Missy Mazzoli’s work “Death Valley Junction.” Details: Available noon May 20 and 27 and June 3; $10-$40; with May 27 and June 3 programs free after release date; 415-392-4400; www.cityboxoffice.com.

Cotemporary music

At Home, in Berkeley: Cal Performances’ streaming series continues May 6 with Bang on a Can All-Stars performing “Steel Hammer” by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Bang on a Can co-founder Julia Wolfe. The new work riffs on the legend of John Henry, exploring the human cost of American industrialization and the music of Appalachia in the kind of sensory experience only Wolfe can create. Details: 7 p.m. May 6, available on demand through Aug. 4; $15-$60; 510-642-9988, www.calperformances.org.

Chamber music

Gold Coast’s Dvorak: Soprano Michele Kennedy, Native American flutist Mary Youngblood, and the Alexander String Quartet are the featured guests on the Gold Coast Chamber Player’s season finale, titled “Dvorak’s America.” Curated by Gold Coast founder and violist Pamela Freund-Striplen, the event features Dvorak’s “American” String Quartets, Op. 96 and 97, as well as the composer’s “Goin’ Home,” arranged by Peter Wilson for soprano, strings, and Native American flute. A selection of spirituals completes the program. Details: 7 p.m. Saturday; $30; 925-283-3728, www.gccpmusic.com.

New York to Burlingame: Music at Kohl Mansion continues its virtual chamber music series with the Horszowski Trio. The New York-based threesome streams a program including Schubert’s Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 99, and Sibelius’ Trio in C Major, “Lovisa.” Details: 7 p.m. May 19, with pre-concert talk at 6:30; $20; 650-762-1130, www.musicatkohl.org.

Recitals

‘Up Close’ with Austin, Shelby: There’s still time to catch Opera Parallèle’s “Close-Up” recital with soprano Tiffany Austin and celebrated double bassist Marcus Shelby; the event, released on April 22 for Earth Day, includes “I Will Not Stand Still” from Shelby’s 2018 opera “Harriet’s Spirit,” based on the life of Harriet Tubman, along with songs by Bjork and Miles Davis, and the American spiritual “Down by the Riverside.” Details: Available through May 20; free; www.operaparallele.org.

Live from Rome: Cal Performances continues to present artists from around the world in its At Home series: in mid-May, catch a concert by Italian pianist Beatrice Rana, playing Bach, Chopin and Debussy. Her performance will come to us from a 16th-century concert hall, the Oratorio del Gonfalone in Rome. Details: 7 p.m. May 13, available to June 12; $15-$60; 510-642-9988; calperformances.org.

Opera

All Hail Adlers: Following the San Francisco Opera’s groundbreaking live production of “The Barber of Seville” in San Rafael earlier this month, the company is returning to the Marin Center with a concert featuring the young artists of its Adler Fellowship program. “The Adlers: Live @ the Drive-in,” is a 70-minute program of arias, duets, and ensembles from operas including “The Pearl Fishers” and “The Marriage of Figaro.” Details: 8 p.m. today, May 6 and 13; Marin Center, San Rafael; $150 per car for Live Opera Lot, $50 per car for Lagoon Lot with performance via simulcast; 415-864-3330, www.sfopera.com.

West Edge’s Summer preview: Opera fans were thrilled when West Edge Opera announced that its 2021 three-opera summer season will be performed live outdoors at Orinda’s Bruns Amphitheater (home of California Shakespeare Theater) July 24-Aug. 8. Get a glimpse of what’s coming when general director Mark Streshinsky hosts one of the company’s “Snapshot” events live at the Bruns to discuss the season’s productions of Janáček’s “Katya Kabanova,” Kevin Puts’ “Elizabeth Cree,” and Francesco Cavalli’s “Eliogabalo.” Details: 4 p.m. May 15-16, Bruns Amphitheater, Orinda; $40; 510-841-1903, www.westedgeopera.org.

Contact Georgia Rowe at growe@pacbell.net.