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Colour and the musical expression of it ties together all four works in this concert by the Philharmonia Orchestra, part of From the Canyons to the Stars: The Music of Olivier Messiaen, celebrating the centenary of the composer's birth.

Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune opened up the sound-world of the twentieth-century; depicting the dreams and esires flitting through the mind of the faun as he lies in the sultry sunshine of a hot summer's afternoon, it weaves a tantalizing veil of colours and textures. Colour was also a lifelong passion of Messiaen and Réveil des oiseaux, from piano and orchestra (along with much additional percussion), is a glorious depiction of a dawn chorus of French birds.

Poèmes pour Mi meanwhile is a celebration of love, an extraordinarily intimate and personal song cycle that celebrates the marriage of Messiaen and 'Mi', his pet name for his first wife Claire. Scriabin's Le poème de l'extase, a tone poem of great originality, with shifting sound colours that reflect the composer's admiration of Debussy's music, provides a glorious climax.

Sylvain Cambreling conductor

Roger Muraro piano

Lauren Flanigan soprano

• Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
• Messiaen - Réveil des oiseaux
• Messiaen - Poèmes pour Mi
• Scriabin - Le poème de l'extase

Ticket price & availability

• Reserved seat
• £10
• 
  Please note: Price is subject to a booking fee of £2.75 per ticket
  The seats are allocated by the theatre on a best available basis

Ticket delivery

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Event information

• Doors open at 19.00 approx.
• 
  Performance begins at 19.30 and ends at 23.00 approx.
  
• Strictly over 18s only
  A valid passport or driving license may be required
• No dress code

Venue information
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

• Underground: Waterloo (Bakerloo, Northern, Jubilee and Waterloo & City lines) or Embankment (Circle and District lines)
• Buses: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 77, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 211, 243, 341, 381, 507, 521, RV1 or X68. Buses stop on Waterloo Bridge, in York Road, in Belvedere Road and in Stamford Street
• This venue has disabled access - please contact the venue directly for specific details

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