Instrument: Basset Horn

Four down, three to go: Le Balcon’s accomplished staging of Stockhausen's Licht cycle reaches its most problematic instalment.

The second day of aus LICHT is one mesmerising highlight after another, including the Netherlands Youth and Children’s Choirs in one magical and one sinister procession.

The performers in Part 1 of aus LICHT at the Holland Festival are amazing, but the production doesn’t rev up until the Archangel Michael goes on his dizzying world tour.

The evening left you in no doubt that in Donnerstag aus Licht is more approachable than many would imagine, as well as being a major creative achievement that is crying out to be explored by opera houses.

My preparations for a Thursday evening trip to Lincoln Center: studying the super-formula of Stockhausen’s 29-hour opera project, entitled Licht; choosing an outfit in the perfect shade of cerulean; girding myself for a panic attack similar to the one I experienced the last time I witnessed a section from Licht (Oktophonie).

Le Balcon, Maxime Pascal et un effectif pléthorique (notamment de chœurs d'enfants) sont à applaudir sans réserve pour la réalisation musicale de ce nouvel opus du cycle monumental de Stockhausen.

L'ouverture de saison au Centre de musique de chambre de Paris propose un nouveau concert-spectacle : « Mozart vs Stadler : la grande partie ». Retour sur une soirée festive à la salle Cortot.