Quartet for the End of Time

{"title":"Quartet for the End of Time","description":"\u003Cp data-start=\u002264\u0022 data-end=\u0022369\u0022\u003EWidely regarded as one of the greatest chamber music masterpieces of the 20th century, Olivier Messiaen\u2019s \u003Cem data-start=\u0022170\u0022 data-end=\u0022199\u0022\u003EQuartet for the End of Time\u003C\/em\u003E will be performed by Ensemble Contrechamps at the MIR as part of the temporary exhibition \u003Cem data-start=\u0022290\u0022 data-end=\u0022335\u0022\u003EApocalypses. What Did You See in Hiroshima?\u003C\/em\u003E (running until January 11, 2026).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022371\u0022 data-end=\u0022661\u0022\u003EComposed in 1941 under extreme deprivation while Messiaen was a prisoner of war in Silesia, the work is directly inspired by the Apocalypse of Saint John \u2014 one of the few books Messiaen was allowed to keep, thanks to a German officer who also provided him with manuscript paper and pencils.\u003C\/p\u003E","start_date":"2025-12-02","end_date":"2025-12-03","date":"2 - 3 December, 18:30","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20251202T173000Z","timing_end_date":"20251202T193000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20251203T173000Z","timing_end_date":"20251203T193000Z"}]}