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Symphoniker Hamburg / Joonas Ahonen / Sylvain Cambreling

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Sun, Jun 29, 2025, 19:00
From canyons to stars, Olivier Messiaen's composition, commissioned by Alice Tully for the US bicentennial, celebrates God's creations. Inspired by Utah's landscapes and birdsong, the piece blends nature's beauty with Messiaen's theological vision, incorporating birdsong from various regions. His longest work, it projects earthly beauty into a transcendental dimension, linking it with biblical names given to Utah locations by Mormons.

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Musicians

Symphoniker Hamburg
Joonas AhonenPiano
Sylvain CambrelingConductor

Program

Des canyons aux étoiles ... für Klavier, Horn, Xylorimba, Glockenspiel und OrchesterOlivier Messiaen
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