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John Cage Shock: When Japan Fell for Cage and Vice Versa

After a 1962 visit, a mutual love affair began between the composer and the country’s musicians. A new series at the Japan Society explores this relationship.

By Zachary Woolfe

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Capturing John Zorn at 70: One Concert Is Just a Start

The Miller Theater at Columbia University began a series of programs to celebrate this restless and eclectic musician’s milestone year.

By Seth Colter Walls

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Jonas Kaufmann and Friends Take On Schubert at the Armory

The tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars in “Doppelganger,” a staging of “Schwanengesang” by Claus Guth, making his New York debut.

By Joshua Barone

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Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko Sings in Berlin, Amid Protests

The Russian star soprano appeared in her first staged opera in Germany since the Ukraine invasion, still under fire for her past support for President Vladimir V. Putin.

By Zachary Woolfe