LaurenskerkGrotekerkplein 15, Deelgemeente Centrum, Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Dates/times in Amsterdam time zone
| Thursday 14 May 2026 | 20:15 |
Programme
| Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975) | Piano Trio no. 1 in C minor, Op.8 | |
| Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992) | Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) |
Performers
| Marieke Blankestijn | Violin |
| Emanuele Silvestri | Cello |
| Julien Hervé | Clarinet |
| Hannes Minnaar | Piano |
The bombing of 14 May 1940 set Rotterdam ablaze. Eighty-six years later, we commemorate the fragility of all that we hold dear with music from that harrowing wartime era. Shostakovich’s Piano Trio weaves Jewish melodies into a haunting dance of death, while Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time offers a vision of peace beyond the end of days. Never has this music spoken to us more powerfully than now.
Ticket sale starts on May 20, 2025 at 10:00
