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Giacinto Scelsi's illuminations

Contemporary music and the representation of dread: this subject occupies meters of shelf space in musical libraries. From Viennese expressionism to Bernard Herrmann's scores for Alfred Hitchcock, the topic has long seemed ongoing and never-ending.
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Calendar of premieres for July

The great violist Tabea Zimmermann, icon of a generation of artists, will receive the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Prize on June 15. She really wanted this presentation to be the setting for the premiere of Georges Aperghis’ Migrants-Aria, for solo viola and ensemble. A world premiere performed by Ensemble Resonanz conducted by Emilio Pomarico whose path has also crossed with talent for years that of the composer. To be continued on screen - emotion guaranteed!
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Philippe Manoury - "Mouvements"

The Messiaen festival in La Meije belongs to the small circle of renowned destinations amongst lovers of musical creation. The programme presented this year for the summer of 2021 promises to be a "summer of liberation" for the forces of art and culture after the global health crisis, strengthening this privileged place in the hearts of festival-goers in touch with the alpine peaks. 

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François Meïmoun - "Molpé"

On 31 July, still at La Meije, it is once again Philippe Manoury and his Chaconne that we will hear performed by the expert and sensitive fingers of Marc Coppey on the cello - but also the latest work by François Meimoun, Volpé, a duo for cello and piano (Jean-Frédéric Neuburger). What a programme! 

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MUSIQUE(S) - IMAGE(S) - Alexandre Desplat's Magic Flute

First there was Syrinx shortly before the First World War, then Density 21.5 revised shortly after the Second: France’s reputation, the land of Debussy and Varese but also of Jean-Pierre Rampal, as "the" land of the flute was well and firmly established.
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