Anzû Quartet

The Anzû Quartet is an ensemble dedicated to new and recent chamber music.

Olivia De Prato · Ashley Bathgate · Ken Thomson · Karl Larson

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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

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Tonight in Split, Croatia!

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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!

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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

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Tonight at 7PM PT the #TuneInFestival returns for night three, with @TarreyTorae, @_Tongogara_, @eighthblackbird performing The Clarity of Cold Air by @profjbh, and @AnzuQuartet performing Messiaen’s revelatory Quartet for the End of Time. https://t.co/NQDP6692Xk

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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

[Anzû Quartet @AnzuQuartet]

Thrilled to debut this beautifully documented performance featuring original artwork by Xuan on the #TuneInFestival this Saturday!

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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.