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Serious music ill-matched by filmic limitations as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra tackles Messiaen’s epic “symphony” as part of the Southbank’s cross-genre festival. 

Simone Young's take on Messiaen's Turangalîla with the Los Angeles Philharmonic proves a night to remember.

Joanna MacGregor and the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra bring their 100th season to a triumphant conclusion at the Brighton Dome. 

Steven Osborne was lucid and detailed in his interpretation, lighting the technical fireworks as appropriate and seductive in the long and languid sixth movement, Jardin du sommeil d’amour.

Betsy Jolas delivers a farewell gift – at 96, her own final orchestral work – to Sir Simon Rattle on the occasion of his final Barbican concerts as the LSO's Music Director. 

Gustavo Gimeno, Marc-André Hamelin and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra raise the roof with Messiaen’s epic – and eclectic – Turangalîla-Symphonie.

Mälkki triumphs in the subtleties of Saariaho, stumbles in the ecstasies of Messiaen. 

Revelling in the luscious orchestrations and sumptuous melodies, it was a rare treat to bask in such obvious delight from both conductor and orchestra.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Cynthia Millar joined Franz Welser-Möst for a jaw-dropping performance of Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie.

A highlight of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's season, tackling a piece not attempted by the orchestra for almost 50 years.

Chances to hear Messiaen's epic Turangalîla-Symphonie are few and far between and should be grasped accordingly.

Sakari Oramo pushes the BBC Symphony Orchestra to breaking point at Symphony Hall

Thomas Hengelbrock and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra open Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie concert-hall with a traversal of music through the ages, from a Renaissance motet to Wolfgang Rihm's latest work.

Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yuja Wang at the Baltic Sea Festival.

The combination of Esa-Pekka Salonen and the New York Philharmonic, in the first of three evenings devoted solely to Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie proved riveting and exhilarating. 

Massive forces played with great precision and exquisite sound and balance in Messiaen's complex Turangalîla-symphonie, under the baton of Dudamel.

While a powerful and exciting experience, Thursday's performance of Messiaen's Turangalîla ultimately proved a somewhat disappointing and distracting performance.

The music of John Foulds and Olivier Messiaen and their shared interest in Hindu philosophy and the music of India created an exciting and life-affirming programme for Prom 38

The Philharmonia Orchestra's Paris: City of Light 1900–1950 reaches its climax, where Debussy and Messiaen combine for a radiant, dazzling programme. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard crowns an emotionally intense Turangalîla-symphonie.

This final concert of a three-week festival of French music featured works by Debussy, Ravel, and Messiaen. In a clever bit of programming, the number of performers on stage grew from one flautist on the first piece to a symphony of over 100 for the last.

Jonathan Nott and the London Symphony Orchestra deliver an energetic, precise and intense performance of Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony. 

Søndergård and the RSNO delight with a joyous performance of Turangalîla-symphonie, Messiaen's monumental portrait of love and play on a cosmic scale.

Despite knowing what was going to happen, it was a still surprising when, amid the chatter and bustle of the audience before the concert (there was a distinct lack of communal coughing before it started), the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain began Tuning Up.

Pour son premier concert en tant que directeur musical de l'ONCT, le jeune chef finlandais a dirigé une interprétation légendaire de l'œuvre monumentale de Messiaen.

La Orquestra de València demostró su excelente nivel con una magnífica versión de la compleja Sinfonía Turangalîla con Sylvain Cambreling en la dirección.

Sous la direction du chef finlandais, l'œuvre monumentale d'Olivier Messiaen a eu du mal à retenir l'intérêt, après une belle prestation d'Axelle Fanyo et de l'Orchestre de Paris en première partie.

Aufgrund einer Handgelenksverletzung übernahm Olari Elts kurzfristig das Dirigat von Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Messiaens Musik tat dies aber keinen Abbruch.

Das Orchester meisterte seine Aufgabe nicht nur mit bewundernswerter Disziplin, sondern war auch sichtlich mit Freude und Engagement bei der Sache.

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, NDR Chor und der Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks brillieren unter Hengelbrock mit Mendelssohns Lobgesang in der frisch eröffneten Hamburger Elbphilharmonie.

Dudamel erreichte in seiner Interpretation ein rundes, harmonisches, "natürliches" Klangbild: er achtete auf musikalischen Fluss, nahm das Publikum mit dieser Musik gefangen. Der Schluss geriet zu einer hinreißenden, ergreifenden Apotheose der Liebe.

Dans le chef-d'œuvre de Messiaen, c’est une expérience sonore renversante et inoubliable que nous ont offerte les musiciens de l'Orchestre de Paris et les solistes. Un choc sensoriel absolument exaltant !

La Orquesta Simón Bolívar con Dudamel en la dirección ofrecieron una enérgica y brillante Turangalila que enganchó al público del Palau desde el primer momento.

Un Messiaen hédoniste parfaitement rendu par un Esa-Pekka Salonen spécialiste de musique française.