The Anzû Quartet's name refers to a fire and water breathing giant bird from Sumerian mythology, reflecting the juxtaposition of calamity and salvation in Messiaen's music. Their revelatory #TuneInFestival performance is now streaming. https://t.co/YpVEuovXop
Tonight in Berlin! Excited to perform Messiaen’s ���Quartet for the End of Time’ and present the European premiere of ‘Uneasy’ by @clusterhocket - 19:00 at Markus Kirche in Steglitz!
Miss our Messiaen performance this past weekend? Not to worry - it’s now streaming on demand, along with all other performances from the #tuneinfestival - big thanks to @CAP_UCLA for including us!
https://t.co/vhonvaOeK7
Our recording of Messiaen’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’ debuts tonight at 10:00pm (et) on the #tuneinfestival - really excited to share this beautifully documented performance featuring stunning new artwork by Xuan!
https://t.co/ENccZRkvMY
Ken Thomson of Anzû Quartet on their #TuneInFestival performance of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, an apocalyptic masterpiece composed and premiered in a German POW camp in 1941, inspired by the Book of Revelation, birdsong, and Messiaen's synesthesia.