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Anthony McGill and Kaleidoscope Collective

,Milton Court Concert Hall
Anthony McGill standing in front of a wooden barn holding his clarinet

Delve into the depths of the human experience with deeply personal chamber music by Brahms and Messiaen, performed by clarinettist Anthony McGill and the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.

Modelled after the Clarinet Quintet by Mozart (one of the early champions of the instrument), Brahms crafts rich, emotional landscapes in his own seminal quintet for clarinet and strings. A chamber work that defies convention and one of Messiaen’s most celebrated compositions, the Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet For the End of Time) is a testament to the power of art, written and first performed in the German prisoner-of-war camp where the composer was being held.

Anthony McGill is renowned for his nuanced playing and 'silken tone' (San Diego Union-Tribune). The members of the Kaleidoscope Collective are ‘all born communicators as well as musicians at the highest level’ (The Arts Desk), including Elena Urioste and Tom Poster of lockdown ‘Jukebox’ fame – a life-affirming project that won a Royal Philharmonic Society Award.

Tagged with: Classical music Anthony McGill: Milton Court Artist-in-Residence Barbican Presents

This performance will finish at approximately 9.30pm, including a 20-minute interval

Produced by the Barbican

Programme

  • Johannes Brahms   Clarinet Quintet
  • Olivier Messiaen   Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Performers

  • Kaleidoscope Collective  
  • Anthony McGill   clarinet

Milton Court Residency

Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

Car and bicycle parking
We have free bicycle spaces and paid car parking spaces available