Danish String Quartet

The marvelous Danish String Quartet returns after the conclusion of its multiseason Doppelgänger project with an artfully curated program. It seems there is nothing these players can’t do—complex contemporary works, ethereal soundscapes, sparkling Baroque arrangements, even earthy folk song. Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte is paired with a selection from the Haydn quartet that inspired it, and Stravinsky’s folk-infused miniatures converse with songs by 19th-century Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan. Shostakovich’s intense, brooding final quartet provides emotional counterballast in a kaleidoscopic musical journey.

“The Danish play as if they have abandoned their individual personalities entirely to serve the collective—as if they were joined on a single instrument, armed with four bows.”
—The New York Times

Major support for this performance is provided by The Bernard Osher Foundation.