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Review: ‘Inside Light’ Gives a Taste of Stockhausen’s Opera Epic

At the Park Avenue Armory, a five-hour selection of pieces from the 29-hour “Licht” cycle is best appreciated as a marathon performance.

By Zachary Woolfe

Appointments and Executive Changes Borda, Deborah Classical Music New York Philharmonic Resurrection (Musical Work) van Zweden, Jaap

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.

By Zachary Woolfe

Classical Music Mahler Chamber Orchestra Ojai Music Festival Uchida, Mitsuko

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.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Classical Music Du Yun (1977- ) El-Turk, Bushra Gender Rau, Milo Vienna Philharmonic Woman at Point Zero (Opera)

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.

By Valeriya Safronova