Odilon Redon Salon: Words and Music

Performance & Talk
Vibrant pastel of a woman in a blue coat and red shirt against an abstract background of flowers in various shades of blue, white, and green.

Baronne de Domecy, about 1900, Odilon Redon. Pastel and graphite. Getty Museum

Saturday, Jul 18, 2026

4pm

Getty Center

Harold M. Williams Auditorium

Free

Tickets are free, but required for event entrance. Your event ticket will also serve as your Center entrance reservation. Please note, there is a fee for parking.

Tickets available Monday, June 1, 2026.

About

This lecture and concert explores the rich artistic world of Odilon Redon's late 19th-century Paris. Featuring performances of music by Bach, Chausson, and Saint-Saëns, among others, and reflections on writers like Gustave Flaubert and Edgar Allan Poe, this afternoon salon traces the connections between sound, literature, imagination, and the Symbolist art that influenced Redon. The chamber music is organized by French violinist Ambroise Aubrun with readings and a discussion of Redon's art by Danielle Canter, curator of Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions.

Know Before You Go

Duration

Approximately 1 hr, 15 min.

Planning your arrival

Please bring your tickets with you and have them open on your mobile device or printed. Your event ticket is also your entry to the Getty Center and will be checked upon arrival as you go through security before taking the tram or walking up the hill.

Your ticket will also be checked at the event entrance.

Note that during busy times of year and weekends, we recommend planning your visit to allow for at least 30 minutes to park, go through security, and make your way up to the event.

Event Check-In

Check-in begins 90 minutes before program start time at the Harold M. Williams Auditorium.

Doors open 30 minutes before program start time.

Seating

Unless otherwise noted, all seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend arriving early to guarantee a seat. Unclaimed tickets may be released 15 minutes prior to the event.

Accessibility

Wheelchairs are available for free rental on a first-come, first-served basis at the Lower Tram Station above the parking structure and at the Coat Check Room in the Museum Entrance Hall.

Seating for wheelchair users and their party is available at the back of the auditorium, as well as at the front of the space. If you'd like to sit in the front, please let a Visitor Services associate know when you check in and they can escort you to these seats.

Assisted listening devices are available for this event. Please request one from our Visitor Services associates when you check in.

For more information on how we can support your visit to the Getty Center, learn about accessibility at Getty.

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