Composer

Acclaimed as an "intoxicating, graceful" artist whose "whole being breathes music" (De Telegraaf), Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan partners with the French pianist Bertrand Chamayou for a recital filled with moments of mysticism, meditation, and ecstasy.

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Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou

National Arts Centre

Monumental mysticism radiates in Olivier Messiaen’s Des canyons aux étoiles... Commissioned to write a work which commemorated the bicentenary of the American Declaration of Independence, the French composer visited the United States looking for inspiration. He found it amongst the National Parks of Utah. The wild canyons of the desert state are a perfect partner for Messiaen’s powerful spirituality. Their colourful rock formations glow throughout this unique work. Messiaen faithfully replicates the songs of birds – God’s musicians, he called them – in virtuosic writing for the orchestra.

From the Canyons to the Stars

The Bridgewater Hall

World-renowned soprano Barbara Hannigan is an “intensely musical, intoxicating, graceful, passionate” artist whose “whole being breathes music” (De Telegraaf, Netherlands). Following a thrilling PCMS recital in 2017, she returns with French pianist Bertrand Chamayou for an adventurous program that includes John Zorn’s highly virtuosic Jumalattaret and Olivier Messiaen’s song cycle Chants de terre et de ciel, exploring the spiritual dimension of marriage and parenthood.

Barbara Hannigan, soprano Bertrand Chamayou, piano

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

The clavichord instrument emerged in the 1400’s, as referenced to an instrument owned by John II, the Good King of France, called an eschiquier, which resembled an organ, but operated by means of strings, according to writings of the king’s doctor, Henri Arnaut. The word “Clavichord” appeared in German writings during this time, and a German altar-carving from 1425 depicts the instrument. Like the harpsichord, it combined the keyboard of the organ, but incorporated the hammers striking strings found in the Renaissance dulcimer. By the Baroque era, the clavichord had become the predominant practice instrument and compositional tool for composers. Sound is created when brass strings are struck by tangents, which are small metal blades. Because of the instrument’s size and construction, it could not produce a sound loud enough to be used for performance outside of private home concerts.

The Art of the Touch

Salmagundi Club

The sensational Canadian soprano returns to Koerner Hall to perform works by Scriabin, Messiaen, and John Zorn with pianist Bertrand Chamayou. 

Embodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is an artist at the forefront of creation. The Canadian musician has shown a profound commitment to the music of our time and has given the world premiere performances of over 90 new works. “The intrepid Canadian soprano has emerged over the last half decade as one of the most vital and original musicians of her generation.” (The New Yorker)

Barbara Hannigan, soprano, with Bertrand Chamayou, piano

The Royal Conservatory of Music

### Søndergård Conducts Mozart’s Requiem - Minnesota Orchestra

**Event Overview:**
Join the Minnesota Orchestra for an evocative evening as Thomas Søndergård, the esteemed Danish conductor, leads a performance of Mozart’s Requiem. This concert promises to be a profound musical experience, featuring a contemplative program that delves into memories requiring extra time and space.

**Date and Time:**
- **Friday, November 22, 2024**
- **Saturday, November 23, 2024**

**Venue:**
- **Orchestra Hall**
  1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

**Program:**
1. **MESSIAEN** - *Les Offrandes Oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings)*
2. **ORTIZ** - *Tzam*
3. **MOZART** - *Requiem*

**Artists:**
- **Thomas Søndergård** - Conductor
- **Andrea Carroll** - Soprano
- **Jack Swanson** - Tenor
- **Dashon Burton** - Baritone
- **Minnesota Chorale**

**Event Duration:**
- Approximately 2 hours, including intermission

**Ticket Information:**
- Tickets for this concert are available now as part of a package. Save up to 15% and receive subscriber perks when you purchase 3 or more concerts.
- Individual tickets go on sale on July 29.

**Additional Information:**
- **Pre-concert activities** and **valet parking** are available.
- **Pre-order beverages** and find **directions & parking** information on the Minnesota Orchestra website.
- Download the MinnOrch App for exclusive deals, pre-ordering intermission drinks, and scanning your ticket for entry.

**Accessibility Services:**
- Armless & Bariatric Chairs
- Assistive Listening Devices
- Large-Print Programs
- Noise-Cancelling Headphones
- Service Animals
- Wheelchair & Accessible Seating

**Presented by:**
- The 2024-2025 Classical Season is presented by Ameriprise Financial.

For more details and to plan your visit, please visit the Minnesota Orchestra website.

Søndergård Conducts Mozart’s Requiem

Minnesota Orchestra

Flutist Soyoung Lee '90 returns to campus to perform with Conservatory faculty members Alexa Still (flute), Robert Shannon, and Haewon Song (piano) in Kulas Recital Hall.

Faculty & Guest Recital: Soyoung Lee, flute with Still, Shannon & Song

Oberlin College

All the subtlety and color of French music comes together in this concert — the music of visionaries. Messiaen’s deeply held religious faith inspired music of great spirituality, which he captured in this early work — a meditation on sacramental offerings both given and received. Lili Boulanger’s poignant work came just before her tragic death at age 24 and feels full of foreboding. Debussy conjures every possible play of light on the seemingly infinite sea in all its moods. And we are thrilled to welcome the truly poetic Tabea Zimmermann for the first Seattle Symphony performances of Bartók’s Viola Concerto — in which he draws inspiration from Hungarian folk traditions.

Debussy La Mer

Benaroya Hall

French music has always been considered to be particularly vocal. For the artistic director of the BR Choir, Peter Dijkstra, this is a good reason to present a fine selection of choral music by four Frenchmen. The focus is on Gabriel Fauré's musical requiem, which is one of the great requiem settings of the classical-romantic tradition.

Cum Jubilo

Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding

### Event Description: Michael Yeung, Percussion

**Date:** Thursday, October 17, 2024  
**Time:** 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th & 7th Avenue Entrance on 7th, New York, NY  
**Tickets:** Starting from $20 (On sale from July 10, 2024)

Join us for an extraordinary evening of percussive brilliance as Michael Yeung makes his debut at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall. This concert, part of the Young Concert Artists series, promises to be a captivating journey through a diverse repertoire, showcasing the versatility and expressive power of percussion.

**Special Guest:** Chee-Yun, Violin

**Program:**
- **J.S. Bach:** Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996
- **Debussy arr. Michael Yeung:** Rêverie
- **Ravel arr. Michael Yeung:** Sonatine II. Mouvement de Menuet
- **Philippe Hurel:** Loops II
- **Georges Aperghis:** Le corps à corps
- **Iannis Xenakis:** Rebonds B
- **Astor Piazzolla:** Histoire du Tango
- **James Wood:** Rogośānti
- **Messiaen:** O Sacrum Convivum
- **Plus:** A premiere by YCA Composer-in-Residence Alistair Coleman

Michael Yeung's debut program begins with a collection of keyboard works arranged for marimba and vibraphone, before exploring the vast sound palette and musical canon of percussion. Highlighting the evening is James Wood’s "Rogośānti," a piece known for its mysticism and transcendent soundscape, which Yeung believes will captivate the audience.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience the percussive arts in a new light, brought to you by one of the most exciting young talents in the field.

**Tickets:** Available from July 10, 2024. Secure your seats early for an unforgettable night of music.

Michael Yeung, Percussion

Carnegie Hall

Kennedy Center

Premiered earlier this year, Bushra El-Turk’s new work celebrates singers from the Arab Cultural Renaissance. It resonates with Gesualdo’s tortured madrigal, and Schubert’s searing quartet references one of his most harrowing songs. Comfort is at hand, however. Originally conceived for the ondes martenot; repurposed in the Quartet for the End of Time, Messiaen’s Oraison contemplates the eternal.

Dudok Quartet: Abandoned Voices

Milton Court Concert Hall

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The Cumnock Tryst Ensemble launch

Dumfries Arms Hotel

### Event Description: HARAWI at The Wallis

**Event:** HARAWI  
**Date:** October 1, 2024  
**Time:** 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** Bram Goldsmith Theater, The Wallis Center for Performing Arts, Los Angeles  
**Ticket Price:** $39 - $69  
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**Event Overview:**
Experience the deeply affecting, hour-long song cycle "HARAWI" by Olivier Messiaen, brought to life in a newly physicalized and dramatized dimension. This unique production features members of the AMOC Company, including soprano Julia Bullock, pianist Conor Hanick, and choreographer/dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, under the direction of Zack Winokur.

**Production Highlights:**
- **Musical Performance:** The event showcases Messiaen’s intricate compositions, performed by renowned soprano Julia Bullock and pianist Conor Hanick.
- **Choreography and Dance:** Choreographers and dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber add a physical and dramatic layer to the performance, enhancing the emotional depth of the music.
- **Direction:** Directed by Zack Winokur, the production moves from duet to quartet, exploring the relationship between movement and music, and delving into themes of love and loss.

**Collaboration:**
This production of "HARAWI" is an AMOC production, presented in collaboration with the Ojai Music Festival.

**Safety Information:**
For details on safety protocols, please [read here](#).

Join us for an evening of powerful music and movement that connects deeply with the human experience. Secure your tickets now and be part of this extraordinary event at The Wallis.

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Harawi

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

First Prize Winner of the 2022 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions and Finalist in the 2023 Rubinstein Piano Competition, Chaeyoung Park has been praised as a passionate pianist who “does not play a single note without thought or feeling” (New York Concert Review). Embracing a broad range of the classical music literature, her programs feature works ranging from the early French Baroque by Rameau, to Beethoven sonatas, to new music by living composers including South Korean classical composer Unsuk Chin. Through Park’s various roles as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist, she has performed at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Tongyeong International Music Festival, Ravinia’s Bennett Gordon Hall and Symphony Center’s Orchestra Hall.

Chaeyoung Park, piano

Kaufman Music Center

Experience the electrifying duo of Grammy-winning cellist, Zuill Bailey and acclaimed pianist, Awadagin Pratt. 

Autumn Classics: Anchorage Subscription Concert 6 - Zuill Bailey & Awadagin Pratt

Fine Arts Building

HARAWI realizes Olivier Messiaen’s deeply affecting, hour-long song cycle for voice and piano in new physical and dramatic dimensions, featuring soprano Julia Bullock, pianist Conor Hanick, choreographer/dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, with direction by Zack Winokur. Moving from duet to quartet, this production breaks open Messiaen’s cycle, connects movement to music, and grapples with the intensity of love and loss.

Harawi California Tour

 University of California, Santa Barbara

Cal Performances

The Walls Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Join us for an unforgettable evening as Cal Performances presents the West Coast Premiere of Olivier Messiaen's "Harawi" by the American Modern Opera Company. This profound performance is scheduled for September 27, 2024, at 8:00 pm, taking place in the prestigious Zellerbach Hall.

"Harawi" is an hour-long song cycle for voice and piano, brought to life in a newly physicalized and dramatized dimension. This production features the exceptional talents of soprano Julia Bullock, pianist Conor Hanick, and choreographer/dancers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, under the visionary direction of Zack Winokur. Together, they explore the intricate relationship between movement and music, delving into the themes of love and loss that resonate through Messiaen's work.

This event is a highlight of Cal Performances' Illuminations: Fractured History programming for the 2024-25 season, offering a unique blend of music, dance, and drama. Leadership support for Julia Bullock's residency, which makes this performance possible, is generously provided by Michael P. N. A. Hormel.

Tickets for this transformative experience start at $36, with season subscriptions available now and single tickets going on sale on August 6, noon. Don't miss your chance to witness the magic of "Harawi" and be part of a night that promises to be as enlightening as it is entertaining.

Olivier Messiaen’s Harawi

We are sorry to announce that due to illness Jonny Greenwood (ondes martenot, tanpura, electric guitar) is no longer able to take part in the above concert. The programme and line-up of artists for this concert have therefore changed. Daniel Pioro (violin) will now be joined by Liam Byrne (viol) and Jonas Nordberg (lute), and the programme will be as below.

Daniel Pioro violin; Liam Byrne viol; Jonas Nordberg lute

Wigmore Hall

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Baden-Baden

Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen

A Musical Feast – Free

Lincoln City Cultural Center

A Saturday Soiree

With the passage of time, artists can disappear into obscurity while some emerge as immortal. The American George Crumb, who passed away in 2022, is undoubtedly in the pantheon of composers whose legacies are eternal. In this program, his cataclysmic Black Angels, a passionately anti-war statement for amplified string quartet, balances Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time), a devoutly spiritual, mystical work composed in a prisoner of war camp. And to open, J. S. Bach consecrates the concert hall with two of his most deeply felt, final works.

Concert Program Vii Renascence (livestream)

Online

Concert Program Vii Renascence

Stent Family Hall 

Menlo School Campus

The composer and critic Virgil Thomson described Olivier Messiaen’s music as ‘convulsive, ecstatic, cataclysmic, terrifying and unreal’. All converge in the most vibrant and unignorable symphony of the 20th century: Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony. Nicholas Collon and the BBC Philharmonic perform a work that opens up the heavens even as it brings down the house, after the tantalising prospect of a world premiere by Anna Clyne. The Gorgeous Nothings, written specially for the Proms, is the composer’s response to the ‘spellbinding wordsmithery’ of American poet Emily Dickinson, scored for orchestra, amplified voices and real-time electronic processing.

Prom 15: Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony

Royal Albert Hall

The stars align for the final concert of our Summer Festival celebrating Beethoven’s profound influence on the evolution of music. Messiaen’s transcendent Interstellar Call and Ravel’s heroic and nearly orchestral Piano Trio capture both the grace and power he brought to music. Beethoven’s masterfully entertaining Septet in E-flat Major—arguably, the greatest septet ever written—expresses his exquisite wit and joy. Don’t miss this exciting Summer Festival finale!

FESTIVAL FINALE: Celestial Virtuosity

Reed College

Messiaen composed his masterpiece Quartet for the End of Time while imprisoned in a German POW camp. The unusual combination of instruments resulted from the players who were available to him. Both intimate and epic, the work is full of the bird songs which fascinated the composer throughout his life, and also expresses the depth of his faith under the most trying of circumstances.

Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time

Aspen Meadows Resort

Music by Schubert, Beethoven, Razaz, Messiaen, and Rachmaninov. True passion requires patience, and this program explores patient passion and how it has been translated into music.

Patient Passion

All Saints' Episcopal Church

The group is made up of Australian clarinetist Magdalenna Krstevska, Dutch cellist Jobine Siekman, and South African pianist Roelof Temmingh.

Delphine Trio with Maja Horvat

St John's Church Buxton

Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time is “one of the most thrilling and influential compositions in chamber music,” describes DSO Assistant Concertmaster Hai-Xin Wu. Written and premiered in a prison-of-war camp during the early days of the Second World War, the French composer, inspired by his belief, found resources in such a dark place to create a brilliant and enduring masterpiece.

Quartet for the End of Time

Genesis Ann Arbor

Mind-bending and transcendent, our season finale carries us off on a luxurious magic carpet of sounds, and some of the greatest showmen in music, with Richard Wagner. The mythical other worlds he created have inspired countless film scores and fantasy novels. Wagner’s orchestral songs are a rare chance to hear him in miniature. French composer Messiaen beams down a smile on a world of spiritual glory. It’s a place which vibrates with rainbow colours and mystery. The calm before the storm of Berlioz’s Fantastic Symphony, music which does more than it says on the tin. Come and hear the BBC Philharmonic in glorious technicolour as we whip up dreams, passions, and devilish visions from Berlioz‘s intoxicating Romantic stupor. A thrilling end to our concert season.

Ending on a High

This festival features four new commissioned pieces by young composers in Oklahoma!

2024 Summer Festival - The Art of Creation - World Premieres

First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City

Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) soloists on the International Artist Diploma course perform under the batons of RNCM student conductors with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. This afternoon will no doubt be a defining experience at the start of their already illustrious careers.

RNCM International Artist Diploma finals

MediaCityUK

Horn player Hayley Tonner concludes her studies in the soloist class at the Jutland Music Conservatory with this concert. The soloist class is the highest level at the conservatory.

Debut concert – Hayley Tonner, horn

Musikhuset Aarhus

Join us for an enchanting evening of piano music as Emma Truong, a talented Bachelor of Music student under the tutelage of Sylvia Wang, takes the stage at the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. This recital, scheduled for Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 6:00pm CDT, promises to be a memorable showcase of Emma's virtuosity and passion for music.

The program for the evening includes a selection of pieces that span a range of emotions and styles, highlighting the depth and versatility of the piano repertoire. Audiences will be treated to Claude Debussy's "Étude No. 8 Pour les agréments" and "La cathédrale engloutie" from Préludes, Book I, showcasing Debussy's impressionistic touch. The recital will also feature Franz Liszt's introspective "Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude" from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, and Olivier Messiaen's evocative "Première communion de la Vierge" and "Alouette calandrelle" from his respective works, offering a glimpse into Messiaen's unique musical language.

Further enriching the program, Emma will perform Amy Beach's "Hermit Thrush," Op. 92, and Florence Price's "Clouds," pieces that reflect the composers' deep connection with nature and the American musical landscape. The recital will also include "mountain and bird" by Leo Discenza and Vítězslava Kaprálová's "Dubnová preludia (April Preludes), Op. 13," adding a contemporary and international flavor to the evening.

This event is free and open to the public, with no tickets required. It will also be available via live stream for those who cannot attend in person. The Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, located at 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL, offers a stunning setting for this recital, with its state-of-the-art acoustics and breathtaking views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the artistry of Emma Truong and the beauty of piano music in one of the most acoustically and aesthetically pleasing venues in the region.

Emma Truong, piano

Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall

Student and Senior Discount Tickets Available at the Box Office

Hayoung Choi, Cello

Join us for an enchanting evening of clarinet music featuring Wei-Huai Chen, a talented Master of Music student at the Northwestern Bienen School of Music. This recital, part of the student recitals series, showcases Wei-Huai's exceptional skills under the guidance of esteemed instructors Stephen Williamson and Todd Levy. Accompanied by Jonah Stuckey on clarinet and Ke Wang on piano, the program promises a diverse and captivating selection of works.

**Date & Time:** Monday, May 13, 2024, at 8:30 PM CDT

**Location:** Regenstein Master Class Room, Bienen School of Music, 60 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, United States

**Program Highlights:**
- Béla Kovács: Hommage à C. Debussy
- Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
- Jean Françaix: Tema con variazioni (Theme and Variations)
- Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2
- Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Two Clarinets

This event is free and open to the public, with no tickets required. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available, ensuring you don't miss out on this remarkable performance.

The Regenstein Master Class Room, situated in the Regenstein Hall of Music adjacent to the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, offers an intimate setting for this musical journey. With seating for 200, it provides the perfect atmosphere for an evening of exquisite clarinet music.

Don't miss this opportunity to support emerging talent and experience the beauty of classical and contemporary clarinet repertoire performed by Wei-Huai Chen and colleagues.

Wei-Huai Chen, clarinet

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Pianist Yuja Wang is one of the foremost musicians of our time, and she continues to reach new heights as a performer and programmer. In the first half of her spring 2024 Carnegie Hall recital, she performs piano works composed during the early– and mid–20th century by Messiaen, Scriabin, and Debussy. Wang then turns her attention to Chopin’s Ballades, a collection of four single-movement compositions that are among the most revered in the solo piano repertoire

Yuja Wang, Piano

Von Liebe und Erleuchtung kündet dieses Forum N des hr-Sinfonieorchesters Frankfurt rund um die große »Mystikerin« der musikalischen Avantgarde Sofia Gubaidulina, aber auch von Düsternis und Hass. Der Glaube ist das zentrale Thema im Leben und in der Musik Gubaidulinas, die sich 1970 russisch-orthodox taufen ließ. Ihre Verbundenheit mit dem göttlichen Kosmos prägt ihr gesamtes Schaffen und offenbart sich in zahlreichen religiös inspirierten Werktiteln. So auch in »Der Zorn Gottes«, ihrem 2020 uraufgeführten »grandios apokalyptischen Orchesterwerk« (Süddeutsche Zeitung), in dem sich Gubaidulina mit dem Thema des Jüngsten Gerichts auf ein immer wieder auftauchendes Motiv der Bibel bezieht und dieses klanggewaltig in Szene setzt. Zuvor widmet sich die lettische Violinistin Baiba Skride Gubaidulinas 3. Violinkonzert »Dialog: Ich und Du«, das vom gleichnamigen Buch Martin Bubers aus dem Jahr 1923 inspiriert wurde. Unter der Leitung des Franzosen Maxime Pascal treten die beiden Kompositionen Gubaidulinas dabei in Beziehung zu Olivier Messiaens leuchtendem Orchesterwerk »L’Ascension« über die Himmelfahrt Christi und zur kompositorischen Strenge der Sinfonie in drei Sätzen von Igor Strawinsky.

Love and Hate

Bertramstraße 8

The Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble utilizes a flexible instrumentation of winds, brass, and percussion to perform repertoire from standard concert band works to contemporary compositions of various instrumental combinations. 

Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble

Schenley Farms Historic District

World-class musicians, masterworks of the chamber music repertoire, and an intimate parlor setting where you can be feet away from the musicians. Join SCMS at the Center for Chamber Music’s intimate 60-seat hall and hear chamber music the way it was intended to be heard!

Njioma Grevious and Jeewon Park

Virtual Concert Hall

French composer Olivier Messiaen was famously synesthetic, “hearing” colors as harmony and seeing colors in sound. The Turangalîla-symphonie summed up the composer’s passions for nature, birdsong, Catholicism, Eastern philosophy, music, and romantic love as embodied in the legend of Tristan and Isolde; in this concert, Andris Nelsons leads this work that the BSO premiered in 1949 under Leonard Bernstein’s baton. The brilliant Yuja Wang takes on the work’s hefty piano part and Cécile Lartigau performs on the ondes Martenot, an early electronic instrument. Turangalîla was commissioned by Serge Koussevitzky.

Andris Nelsons conducts Messiaen's Turangalîla-symphonie

Boston Symphony Hall

Schwebend

Technikum

Student Recital: Sigríður Indriðadóttir

Carnegie Mellon University

Boston Symphony Chamber Players

New England Conservatory

McGill is the principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and maintains a dynamic solo and chamber music career.

Gryphon Trio with Anthony McGill, clarinet

University of South Alabama

Worlds Apart

St. Paul’s Church

Hamilton Hall

Jan Lisiecki performs a program of preludes in his Carnegie Hall recital debut, treating audiences to dozens of succinct, characterful works by Chopin, J. S. Bach, Rachmaninoff, Szymanowski, Messiaen, and Górecki. This musical tradition is masterfully exemplified by Chopin’s Twenty-Four Preludes, which comprises the second half of the recital. These 24 individual pieces—one for each major and minor key, many of them no longer than a minute or two long—offer unique insight into the artistry of both composer and performer.

Jan Lisiecki, Piano

W4RP, formerly the Warp Trio, rounds out our Composition Weekend with For the Birds, a special performance at our DC Campus: NW.

Composition Weekend Concert: W4RP

DC Campus: NW

In celebration of the 100th birthday of Pierre Boulez, conductor Daniel Cohen joins BBC NOW for an evening of 20th Century gems, kicking off with Boulez’s own Livres pour cordes. Unsurpassable beauty and depth run deep in this angular and fragmentary work, which is nothing but lyrical throughout.

Boulez at 100

Wales Millennium Centre

Inspired by his visits to Utah's Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park, Messiaen's Des canyons aux étoiles ("From the Canyons to the Stars") depicts the birdsong and red rock hues he experienced during his time in the desert. Messiaen – who was also synesthetic – heard colors and saw sounds. Accompanied by immersive video-art, Springer Auditorium will be transformed, allowing listeners to escape into the southwestern landscape and experience a synesthesia of their own.

CSO PROOF: From the Canyons to the Stars

Cincinnati Music Hall

Margaret Goree, flute and piccolo

Ken Cowan, Organ

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

A contemplative Happy Hour exploring the porous boundary between mortality and the beyond. Musical selections include the slow movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet Opus 132 and the world-premiere instrumental-only chamber arrangement of Eric Whitacre’s profoundly moving choral work, The Sacred Veil. The setting – a marble sanctuary suffused with the rainbow light of hundreds of stained glass windows – sets the scene. Mimosa and pastry reception to follow. 

Happy Hour No. 120: The Sacred Veil with Eric Whitacre

Mountain View Mausoleum

Ke Wang, piano

Jun Märkl conducts the music of fellow German Richard Strauss with “fire and finesse” (The Baltimore Sun), bringing out the immense emotions in Strauss’ portrait of the life of an artist. A rarely heard gem from early in the career of France’s maven of mysticism, The Resplendent Tomb proves how well Messiaen soaked up the wisdom of his teacher, Paul Dukas (of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice fame). BSO’s Principal Clarinet YaoGuang Zhai frolics through the convivial concerto that Mozart wrote for a dear friend, and Gabriela Lena Frank imagines guiding her hero Benjamin Britten through the Peru of her ancestors. 

Mozart Clarinet Concerto

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

The Music Center at Strathmore

Jun Märkl conducts the music of fellow German Richard Strauss with “fire and finesse” (The Baltimore Sun), bringing out the immense emotions in Strauss’ portrait of the life of an artist. A rarely heard gem from early in the career of France’s maven of mysticism, The Resplendent Tomb proves how well Messiaen soaked up the wisdom of his teacher, Paul Dukas (of The Sorcerer’s Apprenticefame). BSO’s Principal Clarinet YaoGuang Zhai frolics through the convivial concerto that Mozart wrote for a dear friend, and Gabriela Lena Frank imagines guiding her hero Benjamin Britten through the Peru of her ancestors.

Bso: Mozart Clarinet Concerto

Anna Murphy, Flute – Doctoral Solo Recital

University of Arizona

After his last performance in Madison in 2017 alongside his wife, violinist Lisa Shihoten, Ken Cowan now returns to Overture Hall for a solo concert. With a program featuring selections from Elgar’s Organ Sonata and Bach’s powerful Prelude and Fugue in E minor, as well as Mr. Cowan’s own virtuosic transcription of Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz, I know the audience will be awed by Mr. Cowan’s incredible technique and refined artistry. – Greg Zelek

Ken Cowan

Overture Center for the Arts

Estonian composer Arvo Pärt was the most-performed living composer in the world for nine of the years between 2011 and 2022 (and the second-most-performed living composer in 2019, losing top honors to John Williams). In 1976, he developed a new style of composition he referred to as tintinnabuli (“bells” in Latin), which has also been described as spiritual minimalism. Pärt suggests the need to “concentrate on each sound, so that every blade of grass is as important as a flower.”

Quatuor pour la fin du temps - A work from a WWII prisoner-of-war camp

Pomona College

Award-winning duo 48 St. Stephen will perform works by Bach, Walker, Messiaen, and a world premiere of a work by WashU composer Christopher Stark. Free admission. No reservations, tickets, or registration is required. Free parking is available in the garage behind the building.

48 St. Stephen featuring a World Premiere by Christopher Stark

560 Music Center

The Soviets called Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony an “optimistic tragedy”, but the reality is infinitely more complex (and compelling) than that. It’s a symphony of dark secrets and shattering power: a powerful contrast to the heavenly radiance of Messiaen’s musical prayer, and the haunting tenderness and magical new sounds of Outi Tarkiainen’s Milky Ways.

Dark visions, Milky Ways

Barbican Centre

Presented by NOVUS NY, this Renewal concert on October 15, at 3pm, in Trinity Church includes works and world premieres by current and formerly incarcerated composers from Sing Sing Correctional Facility and Olivier Messiaen's Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus from Quartet for the End of Time. A pre-concert talk with the performers will begin at 2:45pm. Free.

Renewal: Mending a Broken System

Trinity Church

Daniel Kuehler presents Messiaen’s Préludes: A Bird’s-Eye View from Three ‘Regards

Faculty Recital 2023 October

Hillsdale College

AXIOM

Lincoln Center

The Juilliard School

Opening weekend will be “très magnifique” as Music Director Juraj Valčuha leads dazzling French masterworks! Spotlighting the Houston Symphony Chorus, Poulenc’s Gloria surges with playful spirit and celebratory fanfare. From a shimmering “musical sunrise” you’ll practically see to a rapturous ending guaranteed to bring down the house, Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe is live music at its most electrifying.

Opening Weekend: Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe

Jones Hall

Piano Weekend I

Garth Newel Music Center

Masterworks Series: Debussy, Messiaen, Shostakovich, Schumann, Rachmaninoff / Benjamin Capps and Doris Stevenson

Bargemusic

The expressive splendor that Messiaen drew from his religious mysticism and devotion to nature is on full display in his epic 12-movement work From the Canyons to the Stars. In one of our most powerful musical offerings of the season, conductor Alan Gilbert leads a star-studded performance that features an ensemble of 40 musicians and four soloists: pianist Kirill Gerstein, Berlin Philharmonic Principal Horn Stefan Dohr, New York Philharmonic Associate Principal Percussionist Daniel Druckman, and Metropolitan Opera Principal Percussionist Gregory Zuber. The remarkable work—inspired by the landscape of southwestern Utah—was written in celebration of the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence, and we offer it here, in celebration of our 50th season.

Alan Gilbert Conducts Messiaen

Lensic Performing Arts Center

Prepare to be transported to a world of musical transcendence at Chiesa dei Servi! At 21:15, join us for a captivating concert featuring the extraordinary pianists Yejin Gil and Péter Nagy as they perform O. Messiaen's mesmerizing masterpiece, "Visions de l'Amen." Witness their unparalleled artistry as they navigate the intricate harmonies and spiritual depths of this monumental work. Let the ethereal sounds resonate within the sacred walls of Chiesa dei Servi, creating a truly transcendent experience. Don't miss this rare opportunity to witness the merging of two exceptional talents in a performance that will leave you awe-inspired.

Chiesa dei Servi – Concert

Chiesa dei Servi

Real Collegio – 2023 Concert 5

Real Collegio

2023 Summer Festival 2

Rich and complex pieces from Schubert and Messaien showcase a multitude of instruments, including violin, piano, clarinet, and cello.

Olivier Messiaen

Composer

Events

Upcoming events

12 - 13 Jan, 2025

5th Philharmonic Concert · Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Jan 13, 2025

David Pipe: Messiaen's La Nativité · Opera North

Jan 13, 2025

David Pipe: Messiaen's La Nativite · Kirklees Town Halls

Jan 26, 2025

Magdalena Kožená, Gergely Madaras – “Pelléas et Mélisande” and “The Moldau” · Symphoniker Hamburg

Jan 30, 2025

Sound images concert · Theater Lübeck

Past events

Dec 14, 2024

Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou · National Arts Centre Orchestra

Dec 12, 2024

From the Canyons to the Stars · BBC Philharmonic

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