UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM  

Chamber Music Series

SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2001
3 p.m.

On May 20, Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time will be performed. The masterpiece testifies to Messiaen's indomitable spirit during his imprisonment in Görlitz. The quartet was first performed on January 15, 1941, before prisoners in the camp.

Jean Martinon
Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano (1935)

Samuel Adler
Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano (1965)

Olivier Messiaen
Quartet for the End of Time (1941)

Janice Martin, Violin
Paul Cigan, Clarinet
Steven Honigberg, Cello
Kathryn Brake, Piano

*Washington premiere
**United States premiere
***World premiere

Piesn Obozowa "Camp Song"The Schindler ViolinThe Westerbork Camp OrchestraGypsy Accordion

 

 

Sundays at 3 p.m.
Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Theater United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Metro: Smithsonian
www.ushmm.org
To guarantee seating, call tickets.com (800) 400-9373. All concerts are free, but service fees apply.

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