The Danes are back! Celebrated for its uncanny ensemble chemistry and profound interpretive insight, the Danish String Quartet has charmed Berkeley audiences with a seductive blend of cherished masterpieces and contemporary chamber works. This season, the quartet plays Berkeley native Gabriella Smith’s grooving, dynamic Carrot Revolution; Shostakovich’s fourteenth quartet, which centers the cello as soloist; and Beethoven’s dramatic, moving late-period Opus 131 quartet.
“They could be grounded in their tone or mystical. They allowed time to stand still, and they could assume the pose of excitingly aggressive rockers. They did it all”—Los Angeles Times
Major Support: Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Patron Sponsor: The Lynne LaMarca Heinrich and Dwight M. Jaffee Fund
| GABRIELLA SMITH | Carrot Revolution |
| SHOSTAKOVICH | String Quartet in F-sharp major, Op. 142 |
| BEETHOVEN | String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 |
Program notes will be available approximately one week before the performance.
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2026–27 Season Guides
Some of you want your mind blown. Some want your heart broken. Some want to see a legend before they stop touring. Whatever brings you through those doors, we’ve built a guide for it. Explore the six patron guides below to find the performances that were made for you!
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There is a $20 service charge on all subscription orders, and a $15 per order service charge on ticket purchases made by phone or online that are not part of a subscription package. There is no fee for tickets purchased in person at the Zellerbach Hall Ticket Office unless they are part of a subscription.
2026–27 Season Subscriptions go on sale noon May 5
Single tickets for 2026–27 Season events go on sale at noon Aug 11
