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London Oratory
Charles Cole
Monday, 6 October
The first in a series of four concerts at the London Oratory placing Messiaen’s organ works in the context of the liturgical French organ tradition.
Admission free
London Oratory
John McGreal
Monday, 13 October
La Nativité du Seigneur and a selection of chant-based preludes by fellow Dupré pupil, Jeanne Demessieux, complement the theological themes.
Admission free
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Sinfonietta & Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble
Tuesday, 14 October
Ten years after the death of Messiaen’s pupil, Gérard Grisey, this is a chance to hear the UK premiere of this complete work.
£22 £17 £13 £8
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra
Thursday, 16 October
This work was in gestation for seven years and the resulting colossal cantata is of symphonic proportions, requiring an orchestra of over 100 players, choir and seven soloists.
£38 £29 £23 £18 £14 £11 £8 Premium seats £45
Royal Academy of Music
Symposium: Interpreting Messiaen’s piano music
Friday, 17 October
A series of talks and discussions throughout the day with contributions from Peter Hill and Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
Admission free
Royal Academy of Music
Messiaen’s piano music
Friday, 17 October
Royal Academy of Music students perform works including Messiaen’s irrepressible Cantéyodjayâ and two movements from the Catalogue d’oiseaux.
£6 £4 (concessions)
London Oratory
Patrick Russill
Monday, 20 October
Tournemire’s massive L’Orgue Mystique (1927-32) decisively influenced Messiaen’s approach to sonority and spirituality in organ music.
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra
Tuesday, 21 October
Both George Benjamin and Iannis Xenakis were pupils of Messiaen in Paris but Ligeti, however, remained suspicious of the composition techniques of Messiaen.
£38 £29 £23 £18 £14 £11 £8 Premium seats £45
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music students
Wednesday, 22 October
An eclectic selection of chamber works by Messiaen – including the recently premiered Fantaisie
£6 £4 (concessions)
Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music Students
Thursday, 23 October
Featuring Shadowilnes by George Benjamin, who Messiaen described as ‘gifted like no-one else’ and Petites esquisses d’oiseaux, Messiaen’s last compositions for solo piano.
Admission free
Royal Festival Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra
Thursday, 23 October
Colour and the musical expression of it preoccupied Messiaen’s synaesthetic compositions.
£38 £29 £23 £18 £14 £11 £8 Premium seats £45
Royal Academy of Music
Research forum: Messiaen’s late organ music
Friday, 24 October
A discussion on Messiaen’s late organ music, examining Livre du Saint Sacrement within the context of the orchestral work Eclairs sur l’Au–delà.
Admission free
Westminster Cathedral
Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra & Westminster Cathedral Choir
Friday, 24 October
The programme includes one of Messiaen’s last works, an 11-movement cycle which was completed in 1992.
£18 £16 £12
London Oratory
David Titterington
Monday, 27 October
Movements from Messiaen’s devotional final testament as a liturgical organist are presented together with classic13th century Blessed Sacraments chants.
Admission free
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