Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time' at Omnibus Theatre, London on Sunday 2nd October 2016

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Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time'

Add to my Calendar 02-10-2016 19:30 02-10-2016 21:30 36 Messiaen's 'Quartet for the End of Time' During World War II, French composer Olivier Messiaen was captured by the German army at Verdun and imprisoned at a German POW camp. It was there he met a violinist, a cellist and a clarinettist among his fellow prisoners that inspired him to compose one of the most influential works of the 20th century chamber repertoire, Quartet for the End of Time. It is presented, explored and performed at Omnibus by four award-winning artists – Yelian He (cello), Joseph Shiner (clarinet), Michael Foyle (violin) and Maksim Stsura (piano). This event includes a pre-concert presentation. http://omnibus-clapham.org/event/messiaens-quartet-for-the-end-of-time/ Omnibus Theatre, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Omnibus Theatre
1 Clapham Common North Side
Clapham
London
SW4 0QW
England

Sunday 2nd October 2016
7:30 PM

Programme

Olivier Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time

Performers

Maksim Stsura – piano
Yelian He – Cello
Joseph Shiner – clarinet
Michael Foyle – Violin

Programme Note

During World War II, French composer Olivier Messiaen was captured by the German army at Verdun and imprisoned at a German POW camp.

It was there he met a violinist, a cellist and a clarinettist among his fellow prisoners that inspired him to compose one of the most influential works of the 20th century chamber repertoire, Quartet for the End of Time. It is presented, explored and performed at Omnibus by four award-winning artists – Yelian He (cello), Joseph Shiner (clarinet), Michael Foyle (violin) and Maksim Stsura (piano).

This event includes a pre-concert presentation.

http://omnibus-clapham.org/event/messiaens-quartet-for-the-end-of-time/

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