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“Everyone listened reverently, with an almost religious respect… Not one person stirred” recalled the cellist who played the premiere of French composer Olivier Messiaen’s extraordinary Quartet for the End of Time. That concert, one of history’s most moving and unique, took place in a frigid hall at the Nazi camp where the composer was interned in the winter of 1941. CMS frames this transcendental masterpiece with works by Messiaen’s countrymen, Debussy and Ravel, highlighting the unique mystique, elegance, and atmospheric beauty of French music.

Artists: Anne-Marie McDermott, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Nicolas Altstaedt, cello; David Shifrin, clarinet

Materials

Click here for the program.

Click here for program notes. (Microsoft Word Document)

Click here for promotional videos.

Photos

Two different types of photos are available: headshots and performance.

  • Click on a thumbnail below to download a high res performance photo.

Photo 1 – Anne-Marie McDermott—photo credit Catherine Levin
Photo 2 – Ani Kavafian—photo credit Tristan Cook
Photo 3 – Nicholas Altstaedt
Photo 4 – David Shifrin—photo credit Catherine Levin
Photo 5 – Anne-Marie McDermott, Ani Kavafian, Nicholas Altstaedt, and David Shifrin


PRESS RELATIONS

For Press related inquiries, members of the media should contact Marlisa Monroe by email.

Tour Presenters

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