Messiaen festival in la grave

Olivier Messiaen was a great and famous French composer, pianist and organist and « Le Festival Messiaen au Pays de la Meije » was created in 1998 to pay tribute to him and since that day, this tribute continues every year in the city of La Grave is a small mountain village at 1 500 meters above sea level, a place that the composer was particularly fond of.

Today, this event has become a must in contemporary music and attracts a large number of tourists music lovers come to enjoy incredible musical works in the church of La Grave or well in the open air.
Each new edition is the unique opportunity to listen Massiaen's piano works and to discover artists from around the world you probably do not know. You will also have the opportunity to do botanical and ornithological redonne organized to discover the wonderful landscapes that inspired Messiaen.