Festival Olivier Messiaen au Pays de la Meije
20July27July2025
From July 19 to 27, 2025, the Messiaen Festival in the Pays de la Meije will meet you at La Grave, in the Hautes-Alpes and in Isère with a program honoring two composers: Pierre Boulez and Luciano Berio.
Founded in 1998, the Messiaen Festival in the Pays de la Meije is today an unmissable event for contemporary music.
It is in homage to the composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) who drew his inspiration from nature and landscapes, that the Messiaen Festival in the Pays de la Meije was created by Gaëtan Puaud and the Olivier Messiaen Association in the Pays de la Meije bringing together enthusiasts of the composer. Since then, the Festival has taken place every year at the end of July, in La Grave, a mecca for concerts facing the majestic glaciers of the Meije, or in the Briançonnais valley and in Isère, in Saint-Théoffrey where Olivier Messiaen rests. Places dear to the composer, allowing, beyond musical discovery, to associate music with an exceptional natural heritage.
The Messiaen Festival in the Land of Meije has welcomed the greatest artists, including former students of Olivier Messiaen such as Pierre Boulez, François-Bernard Mâche, Alain Louvier, George Benjamin, Tristan Murail, Roger Muraro… For more than twenty years, it has also demonstrated its commitment to creation by pursuing an ambitious musical commission policy. More than forty new works have been presented and written by renowned composers, invited in residence, including Gilbert Amy, George Benjamin, Pierre Boulez, Philippe Manoury, Michel Fano, Bruno Mantovani, Tristan Murail, Michaël Lévinas, but also Franck Bedrossian, François Meïmoun and Thomas Lacôte.
Since 2019, the Messiaen Festival in the Pays de la Meije is directed by Bruno Messina, who succeeded Gaëtan Puaud. The theme chosen, in resonance with the world of Olivier Messiaen, the common thread of the program, highlights the works of the master, his disciples, but also young composers, thus offering the public a world tour of contemporary music.
It is in homage to the composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) who drew his inspiration from nature and landscapes, that the Messiaen Festival in the Pays de la Meije was created by Gaëtan Puaud and the Olivier Messiaen Association in the Pays de la Meije bringing together enthusiasts of the composer. Since then, the Festival has taken place every year at the end of July, in La Grave, a mecca for concerts facing the majestic glaciers of the Meije, or in the Briançonnais valley and in Isère, in Saint-Théoffrey where Olivier Messiaen rests. Places dear to the composer, allowing, beyond musical discovery, to associate music with an exceptional natural heritage.
The Messiaen Festival in the Land of Meije has welcomed the greatest artists, including former students of Olivier Messiaen such as Pierre Boulez, François-Bernard Mâche, Alain Louvier, George Benjamin, Tristan Murail, Roger Muraro… For more than twenty years, it has also demonstrated its commitment to creation by pursuing an ambitious musical commission policy. More than forty new works have been presented and written by renowned composers, invited in residence, including Gilbert Amy, George Benjamin, Pierre Boulez, Philippe Manoury, Michel Fano, Bruno Mantovani, Tristan Murail, Michaël Lévinas, but also Franck Bedrossian, François Meïmoun and Thomas Lacôte.
Since 2019, the Messiaen Festival in the Pays de la Meije is directed by Bruno Messina, who succeeded Gaëtan Puaud. The theme chosen, in resonance with the world of Olivier Messiaen, the common thread of the program, highlights the works of the master, his disciples, but also young composers, thus offering the public a world tour of contemporary music.
Themes:
Dates and times
| Opening hours from July 20 to July 27, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Monday | Open |
| Tuesday | Open |
| Wednesday | Open |
| Thursday | Open |
| Friday | Open |
| Open on Saturday | Open |
| Sunday | Open |
Pricing
Further information :
PRICES 2025:
>> PRICES FOR SINGLE PLACE
17 p.m. CONCERTS
Full price: € 20
Reduced price *: 18 €
Youth Rate**: €18
Up to 15 years***: you pay for your age!
21 p.m. CONCERTS
Full price: € 35
Reduced price *: 25 €
Youth Rate**: €20
Up to 15 years***: you pay for your age!
* Students over 25, job seekers, recipients of minimum social benefits, people with disabilities and accompanying persons (if specified on the supporting document), upon presentation of proof.
**Rate applicable to young people between 16 and 25 years old or holders of the Culture Pass, the European Youth Card or the AURA Region Pass, upon presentation of proof.
***From 0 to 15 years old, upon presentation of proof.
>> FESTIVAL PASSES
Messiaen Pass – Your unlimited festival: €220
Access to all concerts
Day Pass – Your discovery package: €45
A 17 p.m. concert and a 21 p.m. concert on the same day
4-concert pass* – Your tailor-made festival: -25%
For 3 concerts purchased, the 4th is free.
* Offer applicable to the entire program excluding hikes, only on the full price, excluding reduced price and youth price.
>> PRICES FOR SINGLE PLACE
17 p.m. CONCERTS
Full price: € 20
Reduced price *: 18 €
Youth Rate**: €18
Up to 15 years***: you pay for your age!
21 p.m. CONCERTS
Full price: € 35
Reduced price *: 25 €
Youth Rate**: €20
Up to 15 years***: you pay for your age!
* Students over 25, job seekers, recipients of minimum social benefits, people with disabilities and accompanying persons (if specified on the supporting document), upon presentation of proof.
**Rate applicable to young people between 16 and 25 years old or holders of the Culture Pass, the European Youth Card or the AURA Region Pass, upon presentation of proof.
***From 0 to 15 years old, upon presentation of proof.
>> FESTIVAL PASSES
Messiaen Pass – Your unlimited festival: €220
Access to all concerts
Day Pass – Your discovery package: €45
A 17 p.m. concert and a 21 p.m. concert on the same day
4-concert pass* – Your tailor-made festival: -25%
For 3 concerts purchased, the 4th is free.
* Offer applicable to the entire program excluding hikes, only on the full price, excluding reduced price and youth price.
Payment methods
Practical information
The programme
