Festival Olivier Messiaen 2008 is an experience like no other.
Welcome to the world of Messiaen!
Welcome to the festival's concerts!
NEW! (2008-01-04) Carl-Axel Dominique speaks in Swedish Radio P2 about the festival
Listen and read the interview here (external link in Swedish) >>>
Concerts>>>
Tickets>>>
Messiaen in 3 minutes! Crash course in the composer and his world (in swedish)
HERE>>>
Music without borders!
"Explosions in sound and color, wonderful chords and extatic drums in Indian rhytms with elements of nature, mathematics and bird song".
Listen to Messiaen
"Regard de l'Esprit de joie " (piano)
Movement 5 from "Turangalîla symphony"
More sound and video clips >>>
Artists
Scheja, Pöntinen, Sjökvist, Dominique, Ericsson, Ringborg, Dornbusch...
Swedens most celebrated classical artists together with well-known international performers participate in all together 14 concerts in honour of the great french composer.
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This website is hosted by Piano Street - piano sheet music library:
Piano Forum and sheet music to download and print by
Bach,
Beethoven and many other composers of classical piano music.
Carl-Axel Dominique, artistic leader and founder of the festival:
”I feel a tremendous responsibility as Messiaen's interpreter and carrier of tradition.”
Read complete statement (Swedish)>>>
Hans-Ola Ericsson, artistic leader and founder of the festival:
”The greatness and the depth in Messiaens music is only comparable with Johann Sebastians Bach's.” Read complete statement (Swedish) >>>
