Olivier Messiaen was long retired when he was introduced to a young Chinese composition student. Chen Qigang was born in Shanghai and raised by a family of artists. He began his musical studies at a very early age and was

Who’s going to write it? How long’s it going to be? For how many people? These are just a few of the questions that are asked when a new work is commissioned. What, then, do you get when these constraints

Messiaen Huit Préludes I : La Colombe Gloria Cheng, piano Calder Quartet From The Edge of Light – MESSIAEN and SAARIAHO (2013) Released by Harmonia Mundi Messiaen: Huit Préludes – I : La Colombe Grammy® Award-winner Gloria Cheng (“an invaluable