From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen
Esa-Pekka Salonen
The Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen present a series marking the 100th Anniversary of Messiaen's birth, including performances of the composer's most epic works. These concerts form part of a major Messiaen festival at Southbank Centre under the Artistic Direction of Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
We have created a special Messiaen mini-site which includes a whole host of multimedia resources and articles written by Nigel Simeone, Professor of Historical Musicology at Sheffield University and author of several books on Messiaen.
Download your choice of programme notes from our Messiaen series.
Find out more about Messiaen's distinctive and original use of sounds
Read an article by Nigel Simeone titled 'Messiaen's celebrations of Love, Nature and the Divine'.
Listen to sound samples from Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie.
| Wed 6 Feb 2008 7:45pm |
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From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen The Anvil, Basingstoke |
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| Wed 6 Feb 2008 7:45pm |
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From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen The Anvil, Basingstoke |
| Thu 7 Feb 2008 7:30pm |
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From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen Royal Festival Hall, London |
| Sat 9 Feb 2008 7:30pm |
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From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen St David's Hall, Cardiff |
| Sun 10 Feb 2008 7:30pm |
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From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen Royal Festival Hall, London |
| Fri 15 Feb 2008 7:30pm |
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From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea |
| Thu 16 Oct 2008 7:30pm |
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From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen Royal Festival Hall, London |
| Tue 21 Oct 2008 7:30pm |
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From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen Queen Elizabeth Hall, London |
| Thu 23 Oct 2008 7:30pm |
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From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen Royal Festival Hall, London |
