Discover the cosmic revelations of Messiaen's Turangalîla
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Discover the cosmic revelations of Messiaen's Turangalîla
Wed 1 Apr 2026
Hear the cosmos reverberate with the transcendental forces of love, life and death in Messiaen's utterly unique orchestral epic, the Turangalîla-Symphonie. Vasily Petrenko conducts the piece on Thursday 23 April at the Royal Festival Hall, where we'll be joined by ondes Martenot player Cécile Lartigau and pianist Steven Osborne in a special collaboration with 1927 Studios, part of Southbank Centre's Multitudes festival.
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