La Fille du Regiment, Chichester Psalms and Czech music from the Florestan Trio are the current classical highlights, says Barry Millington.

La Fille du Regiment
Royal Opera House, WC2
Lovers of Donizetti's brand of frothy comedy and coloratura will be salivating at the prospect of tenorial heartthrob Juan Diego FlÛrez in the lead role of Tonio in this new production by Laurent Pelly. The equally dazzling Natalie Dessay is the female lead. (020 7304 4000). Tonight, 7.30pm; Sun 14 Jan, 3pm.

PLG Young Artists
Purcell Room, SE1
It's your last chance to catch this year's crop of outstanding young talent from the hotbed of the Park Lane Group. A string trio, a saxophonist and a cellist are put through their paces in challenging repertoire. (0870 382 8000). Tonight, 6.15pm, 7.45pm.

A Journey of the Soul
Barbican, EC2
Sofia Gubaidulina is now firmly established as one of the leading Russian composers of our day. Her music is austerely beautiful, visionary and spiritually intense. The BBC's minifestival presents an unrivalled opportunity to make its acquaintance. (0845 120 7549). Fri 12)Sun 14 Jan.

Chichester Psalms
Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1
Leonard Bernstein's setting from the Hebrew Bible is tackled by the London Philharmonic Choir under Steven Sloane. Listen out for the major sevenths in the male choral parts - these distinctive and fiendishly difficult notes to hit were included by the composer for numerological reasons. Also Handel and Mozart. (0870 382 8000). Fri 12 Jan, 7.30pm.

Florestan Trio
Wigmore Hall, W1
Admirers of the Florestan Trio (and they are legion) have two opportunities this weekend to hear them in imaginative programmes juxtaposing Czech music (Dvorak, Martinu and Eben) with Schubert. (020 7935 2141). Sat 13 Jan, 7.30pm; Sun 14 Jan, 11.30am