This program of cutting-edge, contemporary classical music for amplified cello isn’t likely to give Yo-Yo Ma [3] a run for his royalties, but might be the perfect antidote for the benumbing holiday hubbub. Cellist Lauren Radnofsky [4] made her Carnegie Hall debut last year, premiering a Brad Lubman [5] composition. Now she will be conducted by Lubman in a fascinating and varied program that includes John Zorn’s “Orphée for Chamber Ensemble and Electronics,” Pierre Boulez’s “Derive 1,” and Lubman’s own “Fuzzy Logic for Amplified Cello and Ensemble.” Both Radnofsky and Lubman have worked directly with Boulez and recorded for Zorn’s Tzadik label. And they’re not interested in giving you yet another rendition of “The Nutcracker Suite.”

SPCO Center [6], 408 St. Peter St., St. Paul; 651-291-1144.