Messaien's Turangalila Symphonie is utterly amazing - but he was a bit of an oddball, and much of his output is hard work.
Also recommended; Penderecki's "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima" - it'll freak you out, but the only other piece he wrote that is as outstanding is his "St Luke Passion", which is kinda more of the same.
I completely disagree that Mozart is only for new classical listeners - his music has such profound depth that even experienced listeners can get something from it. Some of his later music particularly transcends even Bach. He was a geniusses genius.
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