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Quartet for the End of Time
Ensemble Mi play Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time followed by live improvisations by Jon Hopkins, Leo Abrahams and Maddie Ashman in London’s legendary club fabric.
Part of the noisenights 2025 Cycle
Add to my Calendar 01-12-2025 19:00 01-12-2025 21:00 36 Quartet for the End of Time Olivier Messian’s visceral Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) was written in a German prisoner-of-war camp in 1941. The first performance was given on found, borrowed and broken instruments for an audience of prisoners, but the piece has since become one of the most celebrated works of the 20th century. Performed by Ensemble Mi (Anthony Friend, clarinet; Agata Daraškaitė, violin; Peteris Sokolovskis, cello; James Cheung, piano), Quatuor pour la fin du temps will be followed by an improvised reflection by Jon Hopkins, Leo Abrahams, and Maddie Ashman. Fabric, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Fabric
77A Charterhouse St
City of London
London
EC1M 6HJ
England
Programme
Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time
Performers
Anthony Friend – clarinet
Agata Daraskaite – violin
Peteris Sokolovskis – cello
James Cheung – piano
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Programme Note
Olivier Messian’s visceral Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) was written in a German prisoner-of-war camp in 1941. The first performance was given on found, borrowed and broken instruments for an audience of prisoners, but the piece has since become one of the most celebrated works of the 20th century.
Performed by Ensemble Mi (Anthony Friend, clarinet; Agata Daraškaitė, violin; Peteris Sokolovskis, cello; James Cheung, piano), Quatuor pour la fin du temps will be followed by an improvised reflection by Jon Hopkins, Leo Abrahams, and Maddie Ashman.
