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Turangalîla: Infinite Love review – RPO and 1927 Studios bring Messiaen to joyous and vibrant life

Part of the Southbank’s Multitudes festival, this pairing of silent movie and Messiaen was a feast for the eyes and ears

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Britten Sinfonia/Sinfonia Smith Square review – quiet fervour and formal grace

Conducting duties were shared between Nicholas Daniel and Benjamin Nicholas in a sombre and moving programme whose main work was Messiaen’s great memorial to the dead of both world wars

The Guardian - UK

Brighton Philharmonic/MacGregor review – compelling Messiaen played with panache

The orchestra marked its centenary in style with a superbly articulated performance of the Turangalîla Symphony that captured the emotional immediacy

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Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie album review – Yuja Wang’s solo piano dazzles

Wang brings her characteristic brilliance to the obbligato line of Messaien’s symphony, part of a whole that, under Nelsons and the Boston Symphony, doesn’t fully convince

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The week in classical: Fidelio; Messiaen: Vingt Regards; Spinifex Gum – review

Standout performances counter all the horsing around in Tobias Kratzer’s take on Beethoven; Reinis Zariņš dazzles in one of the great piano epics; and the young Australians with plenty to sing about

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The week in classical: Hansel and Gretel; London Handel Players; La Nativité du Seigneur – review

Humperdinck’s sweet-toothed favourite wins at least one new fan; the joy is contagious in Bach’s Magnificat; and the Christmas story as imagined by Messiaen

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Kožená/Uchida review – beauty and elegance in starry pairing’s French programme

Long-time – if occasional – recital partners Magdalena Kožená and Mitsuko Uchida presented an evening of Debussy and Messiaen

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Rolf Hind/Juliet Fraser/Quatuor Bozzini review – potency and sadness

A fascinating amalgam of old and new at these famed summer concerts, including a collaboration inspired by Schoenberg’s wife

The Guardian - UK

Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus review – Chamayou brings real joy and brilliance

Olivier Messiaen’s ‘colossal saga’ enjoys a personal but unsentimental performance that ranges from ferocity to exquisite colour

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