Duke University Residency
The Anzû Quartet will be in residence at Duke University during the first week of November. While on campus, the quartet will rehearse and record works by student composers and workshop several larger works by doctoral students, which will be premiered during the 2026 spring semester.
Classical:NEXT Showcase / Berlin
Anzû’s showcase will feature jazz-influenced works from their upcoming album, adjust (Cantaloupe Music), by Ken Thomson and Anna Webber (“one of the most creative artists of the current century” – Peter Margasak) as well as a new commission from Iranian composer Aftab Darvishi whose “To… Serenity” was written in the aftermath of the death of Mahsa Amini.
Finally, they will preview their second album — a gripping new take on Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps — reexamining the Messiaen urtext as a contemporary, vital masterpiece, featuring video art by Xuan.
Anzû Quartet at Roulette
The Anzû Quartet performs recent works by Anna Webber and Ryan Carter alongside the NYC premiere performance of Mario Diaz de Leon’s Tree of Life at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, NY.
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Modlin Center, University of Richmond
The Anzû Quartet performs recent works by Anna Webber and Ryan Carter alongside the world premiere performance of Mario Diaz de Leon’s Tree of Life at the University of Richmond’s Modlin Center.
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Johnstone Fund for New Music
The Anzû Quartet makes their Ohio debut on the Johnstone Fund for New Music Series at the Short North Stage in Columbus. The quartet will present the latest iteration of their ‘New Works’ program, featuring compositions by Anna Webber, Ryan Carter, Ken Thomson, and Aftab Darvishi.
Program:
Aftab Darvishi – to…serenity (2022)
Anna Webber – Adjust (2022)
Ryan Carter - Frictionless Objects (2023)
Ken Thomson - Uneasy (2019)
This project was supported, in part, by a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant
Anzû: New Works at Hamilton College
The Anzû Quartet presents the latest iteration of their ‘New Works’ series at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. The program will feature the world premiere of Ryan Carter’s Frictionless Objects alongside compositions by Ken Thomson, Aftab Darvishi, and Anna Webber.
Program:
Aftab Darvishi – to…serenity (2022)
Anna Webber – Adjust (2022)
Ryan Carter - Frictionless Objects (2023)
Ken Thomson - Uneasy (2019)
This project was supported, in part, by a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant.
Vienna debut
Cassie Wieland – to live in static (2019)
Anna Webber – Adjust (2022, Anzû commission)
Aftab Darvishi – to…serenity (2022, Anzû commission from De Link, Tilburg)
Ken Thomson – Uneasy, Part 1 (2019-2020, full version written for Anzû Quartet)
Quartet for the End of Time, Lithuania
Ken Thomson: Uneasy
Anna Webber: Adjust
Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
Latvia debut
Anzû Quartet: New Works
Cassie Wieland – to live in static (2019)
Josué Collado Fregoso – Infinity (2015, first performance Anzû Quartet 2022)
Ken Thomson – Uneasy (2019-2020, full version written for Anzû Quartet)
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Aftab Darvishi – to…serenity (2022, Anzû commission from De Link, Tilburg)
Anna Webber – Adjust (2022, Anzû commission)
Anzû: New Works at De Link
The Anzû Quartet continues their European tour with a diverse program of recent works for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.
Program:
New Work - Aftab Darvishi (2022) (World Premiere; commissioned for Anzû by De Link Tilburg)*
New Work - Anna Webber (2022) (Anzû commission, Tour world premiere)
to live in static - Cassie Wieland (2019)
Infinity - Josué Collado Fregoso (2015) (Tour world premiere)
Uneasy - Ken Thomson (2019) (written for Anzû)
*world premiere performance
Anzû: New Works at Moderne Muziek Nijmegen
The Anzû Quartet continues their European tour with a diverse program of recent works for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.
Program:
New Work - Anna Webber (2022) (Anzû commission, Tour world premiere)
to live in static - Cassie Wieland (2019)
Mobius - Jonathan Bailey Holland (2018)
Infinity - Josué Collado Fregoso (2015) (Tour world premiere)
Uneasy - Ken Thomson (2019) (written for Anzû)
Anzû: New Works at Korzo
The Anzû Quartet makes their Netherlands debut with a diverse program of recent works for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.
Program:
New Work - Anna Webber (2022) (Anzû commission)
to live in static - Cassie Wieland (2019)
Mobius - Jonathan Bailey Holland (2018)
Infinity - Josué Collado Fregoso (2015) (Tour world premiere)
Uneasy - Ken Thomson (2019) (written for Anzû)
Anzû: New Works at KM28
The Anzû Quartet returns to Berlin with a diverse program of recent works for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.
Program:
New Work - Anna Webber (2022) (Anzû commission, World premiere)
to live in static - Cassie Wieland (2019)
Mobius - Jonathan Bailey Holland (2018)
Infinity - Josué Collado Fregoso (2015) (World premiere)
Uneasy - Ken Thomson (2019) (Written for Anzû)
Anzû performs Messiaen and Thomson
Anzû performs Olivier Messiaen’s seminal Quartet for the End of Time alongside founding member Ken Thomson’s Uneasy in Split, Croatia.
Anzû Performs Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
The Anzû Quartet performs French composer Olivier Messiaen’s (1908-1992) Quatuor pour la fin du temps, the towering masterpiece of the 20th century famously composed and premiered in the Stalag VIIA Prisoner of War Camp in 1941. The quartet, inspired by the Book of Revelation, birdsong, and Messiaen’s experience of synesthesia, reflects the juxtaposing themes of immeasurable destruction, religious salvation, hope, and devastation. The Anzû Quartet is dedicated to performing this work as well as to cultivating and commissioning a new repertoire to complement and expand upon this instrumentation.
The Tune In Festival
Anzû’s recording of Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps with original projection and video art by Xuan will be featured on The Tune In Festival, presented by UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance.
For More Information on the Tune In Festival, Click Here. For a link to the streaming performance, Click Here.
Anzû Performs Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
The Anzû Quartet performs French composer Olivier Messiaen’s (1908-1992) Quatuor pour la fin du temps, the towering masterpiece of the 20th century famously composed and premiered in the Stalag VIIA Prisoner of War Camp in 1941. The quartet, inspired by the Book of Revelation, birdsong, and Messiaen’s experience of synesthesia, reflects the juxtaposing themes of immeasurable destruction, religious salvation, hope, and devastation. The Anzû Quartet is dedicated to performing this work as well as to cultivating and commissioning a new repertoire to complement and expand upon this instrumentation.