At the Park Avenue Armory, a five-hour selection of pieces from the 29-hour “Licht” cycle is best appreciated as a marathon performance.
Category: Classical Music
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Gone in a Six-Year Flash: Farewell to the New York Phil’s Maestro
The pandemic-derailed tenure of Jaap van Zweden, the orchestra’s music director, was too short to give us a full sense of him, as man or maestro.
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Mitsuko Uchida Says What She Thinks
The star pianist sat for a candid, occasionally tense interview in which she discussed creativity, the pandemic and why she doesn’t conduct Beethoven.
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Wiener Festwochen Says ‘No Excuses Anymore’ for Inequality
In Vienna, a series of concerts and summits will highlight women and nonbinary composers, as well as the dominance of the dead, white, male canon.
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At the Curtis Institute, Students Live Entirely for Music
For a year, we followed five Curtis Institute of Music students as they made friends, pushed their artistry and stared down an uncertain future.
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The Opera Singer Aigul Akhmetshina on Her Career, ‘Carmen’ and More
During a break at the Royal Opera House, Aigul Akhmetshina discussed her action-packed career, “Carmen” and her mission to spread her love of opera.
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At the Curtis Institute, Students Live Entirely for Music
For a year, we followed five Curtis Institute of Music students as they made friends, pushed their artistry and stared down an uncertain future.
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Margo Guryan Died in 2021. Her Music Keeps Getting Rediscovered.
“Words and Music,” a new anthology, shines light on a little-known but increasingly beloved master of pop and jazz songwriting.
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Stockhausen’s Adventures in Space and Time at the Armory
It is nearly impossible to stage Stockhausen’s seven-opera cycle “Licht.” But “Inside Light” brings a portion of it to the Park Avenue Armory.
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The End of a Maestro’s Era Approaches at the Philharmonic
Jaap van Zweden returned to the New York Philharmonic to lead some of his final programs as the orchestra’s music director.
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
John Adams’s opera “Girls of the Golden West,” a recital program by Barbara Hannigan and a collection of Elgar symphonies are among the highlights.
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Amid Orchestral Waves, the Sound of Cultures Conversing
“Natural History,” performed in Cincinnati, is a collaboration between the composer Michael Gordon and the Native American ensemble Steiger Butte Drum.