My contributions to the Goings On About Town section in the February 3, 2020 issue of The New Yorker, covering the dates January 29-February 4. (Links lead to detailed listings on the New Yorker website.)

New York Philharmonic
David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center; Jan. 30 at 7:30, Jan. 31 at 11am

Distinguished Australian conductor Simone Young conducts the New York City premiere of Brett Dean's Cello Concerto, with Alban Gerhardt as soloist, bookended with Britten and Elgar chestnuts.

counter)induction
ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn; Jan. 31 at 7

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the crafty ensemble with the offbeat name presents music by its four member composers – Kyle Bartlett, Douglas Boyce, Jessica Meyer, and Ryan Streber – and more.

Laurie Anderson
happylucky No. 1, Brooklyn; Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at 8

Appearing as part of John Zorn's newest Stone series, Anderson tells her trademark stories and plays duets: with electric-viola player Martha Mooke on Friday, and with percussionist Susie Ibarra on Saturday.

panSonus
St. John's in the Village; Feb. 1 at 7:30

Singer, conductor, and composer Amber Evans and percussionist-sound artist Jon Clancy present works featured on their recent tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Argento New Music Project
Areté Venue & Gallery, Brooklyn; Feb. 4 at 8
(Also: Austrian Cultural Forum; Feb. 5 at 7)

A program titled "Double Take" lives up to its name with an improvisation by Charmaine Lee and Carol McGonnell; Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht paired with a preliminary sketch; and Erin Gee's Mouthpiece 29 matched with a new spin-off.

Finally, don't forget that You Are Under Our Space Control, a "space opera" by Object Collection listed last week, continues through Feb. 2 at La MaMa E.T.C.