Calendar for Nov. 11

Violinist Dan Zhu performs with the Pacific Symphony.

Nov. 10, 2015 5:01 PM PT

WEDNESDAY

Fauré Quartett

Germany’s Fauré Quartett will perform works by Mozart and Faure at 8 p.m. at Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Samueli Theater, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets start at $29. For more information, call (714) 556-2787 or visit scfta.org.

Cooking class

Learn how to make Thai dishes at home with a menu of Thai chicken coconut soup, stir-fried rice noodles, a sweet and spicy cucumber salad and a coconut mango rice pudding. The class is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sur La Table, 832 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach. Admission is $69. For more information, call (800) 243-0852 or visit surlatable.com.

Murray Valeriano

Comedian Murray Valeriano will perform at 8 p.m. at Irvine Improv, Irvine Spectrum Center, 527 Spectrum Center Drive. Tickets are $10. For more information, call (949) 854-5455 or visit irvine.improv.com.

THURSDAY TILL SATURDAY

Concert

Pacific Symphony will present Dvorak’s Symphony No.9 and Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, performed by Chinese violinist Dan Zhu (pictured). The shows are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets are $25 to $110. For more information, call (714) 755-5799 or visit pacificsymphony.org.