In June, Philippe Manoury will celebrate his 70th birthday. The first birthday candles were lit already in January by the Arditti Quartet at the Philharmonie de Paris.

Before the premiere of the first part of his large spacial orchestra triptych, Philippe Manoury talked about his musical career, his first contact with electronic music and his handling of the large orchestral apparatus.

Part science documentary, part true crime story: Philippe Manoury about his reconstruction of Boulez' Livre pour quatuor.

Voyage of the Philharmonie: Philippe Manoury's Triptych for Orchestra