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In the mid-1970s George Benjamin studied composition with Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatoire. Tonight at the Royal Albert Hall he conducts the Ensemble Modern in a concert dedicated to his former teacher, beginning with two of his own works - Palimpsest I and Palimpsest II - and his orchestration of an organ piece by the Baroque composer Nicolas de Grigny. Messiaen's monumental Des canyons aux étoiles completes the programme. Introduced by Tommy Pearson. Also broadcast live on Radio 3.
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Conductor:
George Benjamin
Composer:
George Benjamin
Composer:
Olivier Messiaen
Piano:
Ueli Wiget
Horn:
Simon Breyer
Xylorimba:
Rumi Ogawa
Glockenspiel:
Rainer Romer
Venue:
Albert Hall
Introduced By:
Tommy Pearson

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