This is the last busy week for classical music before most of the concerts turn to the annual holiday music rigmarole. Here is a careful selection.

>> Harpsichordist Pierre Hantaï presents a recital of music by J. S. Bach and Domenico Scarlatti on Tuesday evening (November 18, 7:30 p.m.). Sponsored by La Maison Française, this concert will actually take place at Grace Episcopal Church in Georgetown (1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW). Tickets: $20.

>> For something more recent, the Capuçon brothers, a fine cellist and violinist, will join their frequent collaborator, pianist Nicolas Angelich for a WPAS-sponsored concert on Friday (November 21, 7:30 p.m.) in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. The program features piano trios by Haydn, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn. Tickets: $45.

>> Speaking of chamber music worth hearing, two pianists with great solo careers, Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman will take the stage together next Sunday (November 23, 4 p.m.) at the George Mason University Center for the Arts. The program includes works from the duo’s recents disc of pieces for two piano. Tickets: $30 to $60.

>> The biggest celebrity coming to Washington this week may be the young conductor Gustavo Dudamel (pictured), the new music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. On Tuesday (November 18, 8 p.m.) he will appear with the Israel Philharmonic in a WPAS-sponsored concert at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The program includes two Symphonies No. 4, by Brahms and Mendelssohn (the “Italian”). Only a few tickets remain.