The complete organ works of Messiaen – in a day

Norwegian organist Nils Henrik Asheim, who will perform in Messiaen Complete, at the console in the Stavanger Konserthus / photo Emile Ashley The concert hall of Stavanger, Norway's fourth largest city, was built in 2012. Its 65-stop organ, by Ryde & Berg, Fredrikstad, has become one of the major assets of the house, and the Stavanger Konserthus aims to be in the international forefront in exploring new roles for the concert hall organ, with original concepts in programming. So on 17th November, the Konserthus will present Messiaen Complete -  all the organ works of Olivier Messiaen…