Critic’s Picks

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA After an extended leave for back surgery, music director James Levine returns to the podium to lead a program devoted to Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloé’’ (Second Suite) and Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (with pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard); Berlioz’s “Harold in Italy’’ (with violist Steven Ansell); and Carter’s “Dialogues’’ for piano and orchestra. Jan. 29 and 30. $29-$115. Symphony Hall. 617-266-1200, www.bso.org

SEQUENTIA Benjamin Bagby’s impressive medieval music ensemble returns to town for a performance of “The Rheingold Curse: A Germanic Saga of Greed and Revenge From the Medieval Icelandic Edda.’’ Presented by the Boston Early Music Festival. 8 p.m., Jan. 30. $19-$100. Sanders Theatre. 617-661-1812, www.bemf.org