Ars Nova II:Orchestral Concert - Meditations and Myste.. at LG Arts Center

Dutilleux, Metaboles
Dusapin, Aufgang ? Concerto for violin and orchestra
(Asian premiere)
Messiaen, L' Ascension

Modern French music is almost proverbial for its refinement and its fascinating journeys of discovery in sound. This programme, conducted by Maestro Myung-Whun Chung, brings together three major figures from the last hundred years. Olivier Messiaen was
the greatest composer since Johann Sebastian Bach to place his music in the service of a religious message: L'Ascension, the most important of his early works, consists of four dazzling meditations describing Christ's ascension to heaven . Henri Dutilleux' Metaboles is an immediately attractive work of jeweled perfection an d one of the undisputed orchestral masterpieces of the 20th century. Pascal Dusapin ranks as one of the most widely performed composers of his generation worldwide: his brand-new Violin Concerto is both spellbinding and radiantly beautiful. Not to be missed!