Ensemble ACJW

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Carnegie Hall: Zankel Hall New York City, New York, United States

Dates/times in New York time zone

Programme

Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)

Performers

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Robert Spano	Conductor
Juho Pohjonen	Piano

This energetic collective of fellows from The Academy has earned accolades for its fresh approach to wide-ranging repertoire. It’s joined here by Robert Spano, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's music director, in a performance of Messiaen’s Des canyons aux étoiles.

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Interstellar birdsong at Carnegie Hall: Messiaen's Des canyons aux étoiles... with Ensemble ACJW

Amanda Keil, 21st March

When Alice Tully, the great New York patron of the arts, commissioned a work from Olivier Messiaen to celebrate the American bicentennial, the French composer packed up his sketchbooks and headed West. He found inspiration in the unearthly beauty of Utah’s national parks, among the brilliantly colored landscapes of canyons, cliffs, rock pillars, and arches. Des canyons aux étoiles...

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