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Time Capsule Turangalîla

The rhythm of life

this event is part of

TOPSTUK MESSIAEN 2023

families
adventurous
Fri 05 May 2023 -19.00
Free
start 19.00
expected end time 19.45
All prices include booking fees.

Two generations experience the turning of time

‘Compose the work you want, in the style of your choice, with the duration you want and the instrumentation you want, and I will not impose any deadline on you.’ That is the task Messiaen was set by Russian conductor Sergei Koussevitzky. The result was the Turangalîla Symphony, a work larger than life. It is as if Messiaen was trying to capture his understanding of life in music. Seven duos of grandparent and grandchild (8 to 14 years old) with different roots are set the same task. They draw their inspiration from Messiaen’s work. How do they look back and forward?

Fri 05 May 2023 -19.00
Free
start 19.00
expected end time 19.45
All prices include booking fees.