A wealth of international musicians, new collaborations, global explorations and musical excellence percolates Twin Cities stages this spring, as classical music continues to get reinvented, refined and celebrated. Here are some of the concerts that will pique the interest of adventurous classical music lovers.

Golda Schultz, soprano & Jonathan Ware, piano — April 10

Golda Schultz (Dario Acosta)

South African soprano Golda Schultz has sung in revered opera venues—- La Scala, The Met and The Salzburg Festival, to name a few. In April she stops at the Ordway for a performance presented by the Schubert Club’s International Artist Series. Accompanied by pianist Jonathan Ware, she’ll sing Romantic art songs by Franz Schubert and Clara Schumann and a new song cycle by Kathleen Tagg and Lila Palmer called “This Be Her Verse.” The Ordway: 345 Washington St., St. Paul. Tickets: $35-$75, ordway.org.

Sarah Davachi, solo organ — April 23

Sarah Davachi at the Queensland Art Gallery, 2017. (Joe Ruckli)

Canadian composer Sarah Davachi, known for layering acoustic and electric sounds in abundantly full sonic explorations, will play Northrop’s historic Aeolian Skinner pipe organ. It’s the first event of the 2024 Liquid Music | Northrop Series. Northrop Auditorium: 84 Church St SE, Mpls. Tickets: $24; northrop.umn.edu.

Kaushiki and Ambi — April 26

Kaushiki Chakrabor (Courtesy of the artist)

The Indian Music Society of Minnesota brings two incredible Indian classical musicians — Indian classical vocalist Kaushiki Chakrabor and violinist, composer and educator Ambi Subramaniam — to the Fitzgerald. They’ll merge Hindustani and Carnatic traditions in works performed alongside tabla, harmonium, mridangam, and ghatam instruments. The Fitzgerald: 10 E. Exchange St., St. Paul. Tickets: $30, first-avenue.com.

Søndergård, Gerstein and Rachmaninoff  — May 2 & 3

Kirill Gerstein (Marco Borggreve)

Chinese-French composer Qigang Chen finds musical embodiment of metal, wood, water, fire and earth in his 1998 work, “The Five Elements.” Led by music director Thomas Søndergård, the Minnesota Orchestra performs the work along with Richard Strauss’s lush tone poem, “Also sprach Zarathustra,” based on a philosophical treatise by Friedrich Nietzsche. Also in the program, Kirill Gerstein joins the orchestra to perform Piano Concerto No. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Orchestra Hall: 1111 Nicollet Mall, Mpls. Tickets: $45-$111; minnesotaorchestra.org.

Hope Renewed — May 3

VocalEssence (Bruce Silcox)

VocalEssence performs two new commissions by Daniel Godfrey and Marcus Simmons for their spring concert, and a work by Kyle Pederson, winner of the “Genesis” prize from the American Choral Directors Association. Pederson’s work, “A Vision Unfolding,” employs multiple texts including words by Langston Hughes and Walt Whitman. It also features spoken-word artist Shanelle Gabriel, who performs live with the vocal ensemble. Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 S. 4th St., Mpls. Tickets:  $25-$45; vocalessence.org.

Express Concert: Coleman’s Afro-Cuban Concerto — May 3-5

Valerie Coleman (Matthew Murphy)

Valerie Coleman starts her Sandbox Composer Residency next season. Get a taste of what is to come when the SPCO performs Coleman’s Afro-Cuban Concerto, a wind quintet she composed in 2005. They’ll also perform works by Florence Price and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and “La danza de los fugitivos” by Jorge Amado. Capri Theater: 2027 West Broadway, Mpls., Ordway Concert Hall: 345 Washington St., St. Paul, and Ted Mann Concert Hall: 2128 Fourth St. S., Mpls. Tickets: $11-55; thespco.org.

Imogen Cooper  — May 5

Imogen Cooper (Sim Cannety-Clarke)

English pianist Imogen Cooper is known for her tender interpretations of Friedrich Schubert and Robert Schumann, and often incorporates newer composers in her concerts. With the Chopin Society, she’ll perform Bach, Beethoven, and Schubert and highlight the fresh complexities of contemporary British composer Thomas Adès. Mairs Concert Hall: 62 S. Macalester St., St. Paul. Tickets: $40; chopinsocietymn.org.

Council: Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane — May 7

Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane (Sam Gehrke)

The idiosyncratic styles of Finnish musician Pekka Kuusisto and American singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane, who both sing and play multiple instruments join forces as the duo “Council.” In an engagement co-presented by The Schubert Club and Liquid Music, they’ll explore specificities of the human experience in today’s world in works they composed as well as music by J.S. Bach and Nico Muhly. Parkway Theater: 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis. Tickets: $33, schubert.org.

La bohème — May 14-19

Minnesota last saw tenor Won Whi Cho give a stirring performance as Don Jose in “Carmen” in 2022. This season, Choi returns to the Ordway to perform the role of the poet Rodolfo in “La bohème” by Giacomo Puccini. He’ll share the role with Christian Sanders, last seen with the Minnesota Opera as the lead character in “Edward Tulane.” Former company member Symone Harcum, meanwhile, shares the tragic role of Mimi with newcomer Melinda Whittington. The Ordway: 345 Washington St., St. Paul. $58-$139, mnopera.org.