Messiaen Festival concerts and lectures

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July 26, 2021 - July 28, 2021Villar-d'Arène - Lautaret Garden
On the terrace, facing La Meije
From July 26 to 28, 2021, The jardin du Lautaret pleased to lend its green setting to the "Messiaen au pays de la Meije" festival.

Conferences, meetings, round tables, and selected performances will take place in front of the majestic Meije mountain.

Three concerts in the garden at 2:30 p.m. (Reduced-price admission to the garden for festivalgoers upon presentation of a festival ticket).

Monday, July 26: dawn concert with Pierre-Henri Xuereb (viola) and Diana Ligeti (cello)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Excerpts from Suites
György Kurtag Az Hit; Im Volkston; Homage to John Cage
Betsy Jolas Music to Go (1995)
Betsy Jolas Remember (1971)
Fabien Waksman Kaddish
Witold Lutoslawski Bucoliques (No. 1 and/or No. 5) 

Tuesday ,July 27 : dawn concert with Ayane Kawamura, Helia Fassi (violins), Violaine Willem (viola), and Yanis Boudris (cello)
Bastien David Impatience for string quartet
Béla Bartok Duos
Luciano Berio Duos

Wednesday ,July 28 : dawn concert with Jean-Etienne Sotty (accordion)
Improvisation on a Gagaku
György Kurtag A sprig of heather for Witold, "in memoriam Witold Lutoslawski"
Daniel Alvarado Bonilla Ritual III
György Kurtag Fanfarok
Mauricio Kagel Pandora's Box

There will also be three lectures in the Galerie de l'Alpe at 10:00 a.m. Reservations can be made at festivalmessiaen.com (04 76 79 90 05).

Monday, July 26: lecture by Philippe Manoury, composer
Tuesday, July 27: meeting with Gaëtan Puaud, author of the biography Olivier Messiaen (2020, Bleu Nuit Éditeur)
Wednesday, July 28: round table discussion Composing, performing: instructions for use with Philippe Manoury and Bruno Serrou

Published on November 19, 2024
Updated on November 29, 2024