Mozart Requiem

The awful crossroads of genius and mortality is that often our most brilliant minds leave us with something unfinished, and who but them could sew it up? Still, Mozart's last, Requiem, remains a masterpiece with a compelling controversy to accompany it. In this series of performances, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra—guided by pianist-composer Courtney Bryan—explores emotions through the use of sound, capping each performance with the famous Requiem. 7:30 pm Thursday and Saturday at the Orpheum Theater in New Orleans; 7:30 pm Friday at First Baptist Church in Covington. $20–$140. lpomusic.com.