Performance

Venue	Barbican Centre
	Other spaces: Barbican Theatre,Barbican Hall. Guildhall School of Music and Drama Theatre, Cinema1,Cinema2,Gallery, Silk Street Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	13th May 2010
To	13th May 2010
When	19:30
What is currently on at Barbican Centre (V371)

Messiaen Turangalila-Symphonie

T01369602981

Archive :: production:T01369602981, concert:S0208300030, venue:V371

Production details

The Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948) is the centrepiece of Messiaen’s trilogy based on the legend of Tristan and Isolde. A joyous celebration of both idealistic and carnal love, its title derives from Sanskrit words referring to ‘life force, the game of creation, rhythm and movement.’ Commissioned by the Salzburg Festival, Lutoslawski’s Concerto (1988) is marked by its shimmering colours - the composer undoubtedly knows, as one critic has written, ‘how to make the piano ring and sing.’

Reviews

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Company

Conductor	Valery Gergiev
Performer	Sergei Babayan (piano)
Performer	Joanna MacGregor (piano)
Performer	Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot)
Company	London Symphony Orchestra

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