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Two concerts that featured commemorative new pieces, modern classics — and an inspirational Beethoven’s Ninth
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a longtime Messiaen specialist, performs the entire work over the course of a day
The violinist opened her Perspectives series with a programme of vastly different pieces
A programme that illuminated surprising connections between two works that emerged from the second world war
The Austrian composer sang on stage while the evening Prom was a more standard affair — but quality will out
The conductor brought out the best in his musicians with a programme of Messiaen and Bruckner
The second night of the orchestra’s residency was a constant battle between music and visuals
James Levine presided over an evening of French music that was by turns piquant and poignant
The duo’s piano recital was a fine test of this newly refurbished concert hall
The festival’s ‘Day for Pierre Boulez’ was a triumphant celebration of the composer
Mena relished every moment of the Turangalîla Symphony, Messiaen’s life-affirming hymn to humanity
Chinese composer Qigang Chen’s hushed work contained echoes of Debussy and Ravel
Live performance has a fine solo pianist in Tzimon Barto, with Christoph Eschenbach conducting the LPO on fine form
A promising debut recital from the award-winning singer
The pianist performed Messiaen’s ‘Quatuor pour la fin du temps’ with members of the Berlin Phil
From Einstein’s violin to Brian May’s astrophysics degree, physics and music have long overlapped
For all its ambition, can Enniskillen ever become Samuel Beckett’s Bayreuth?
This unusual event was predicted to ‘transport the audience into an altered state of awareness’ – with mixed results
This year’s Beijing Music Festival has set out to explore connections in composition across cultures
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