Written by Olivier Messiaen in 1941, while he was imprisoned in a German war prisoner’s camp in Silesia, the Quartet for the end of Time is a work with an astounding spiritual force.
SMALL AUDITORIUM – EDUARDO PRADO COELHO ROOM
After winning the 12th Contemporary Chamber Music International Competition in Krakow (Poland) and the 1st Chamber Music International Competition, city of Alcobaça (and staging at Casa da Música, Oporto), Messiaen Quartet comes to the CCB to perform one of the most emblematic 20th century quartets , leaving no one indifferent. Composed by young musicians from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Messiaen Quartet is a rare and original instrumental ensemble with brilliant performers.
MESSIAN QUARTET
ALEXEI MIKHAYLENKO clarinet
KSENIA BEREZINA violin
NICOLAY SHUGAEV ceLlo
ZLATA CHOCHIEVA piano
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Quartet for the End of Time