Alexander Scriabin wasn’t just a composer—he saw himself as a prophet of a new world, with music as the key to transformation. For him, the senses were everything: only through intense, conscious experience could humanity reach true ecstasy. With each symphony, he pushed the boundaries further. His Fifth — The Poem of Fire — became a heady fusion of sound, mysticism, and colour: a swirling, ritualistic vision of music as pure experience. The work calls for a large orchestra, women’s choir, piano, and—well ahead of its time—a colour organ to project light in sync with the music. Scriabin never saw that dream fully realised, but he left the door wide open for others to imagine what it could be. Now, at the invitation of the Brussels Philharmonic, Nazanin Fakoor brings that vision to life—not only for The Poem of Fire, but also for Debussy’s shimmering La Mer. Flagey, Brussels Philharmonic, Vlaams Radiokoor, Music Chapel € 41 > € 5