Friday, April 4, 2025 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall), New York, NY, United States

A major highlight in each of Carnegie Hall's past three seasons has been the Danish String Quartet's "Doppelgänger" project, in which the ensemble pairs a Schubert string-quartet masterpiece with a new work inspired by it. The quartet's most recent performance was described by The New York Times as "ensemble music at its finest." The Danish String Quartet now concludes the four-year series by pairing Schubert's towering String Quartet in G major with a New York premiere by Bent Sørensen. When this program premiered at Amsterdam's Muziekgebouw, critics raved that "Sørensen's work will surely assimilate into the classic repertoire" (Bachtrack). 

About Danish String Quartet

The Danish Quartet celebrated their 20th Anniversary in 2024, having formed when violinists Frederik Øland and Rune Tonsgaard Sørenson and violist Asbjørn Nørgaard were teenagers under the mentorship of Tim Frederiksen of Copenhagen's Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 2008, the three Danes were joined by Norwegian cellist Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin.

The Grammy-nominated Danish String Quartet has become one of today's most in-demand classical quartets. The quartet has been the recipient of many awards and appointments, including Musical America's 2020 Ensemble of the Year; the Borletti-Buitoni Trust; BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist; and a coveted spot in the Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two). In 2011, the Quartet was awarded the Carl Nielsen Prize, the highest cultural honor in Denmark. On October 8, the Danish String Quartet was awarded the Léonie Sonning Music Prize. The quartet is the first ensemble to ever win the accolade, which is usually awarded to individual artists. They join other past award recipients including Igor Stravinsky, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein, and Yo-Yo Ma.

http://danishquartet.com/

About Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall's mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.

https://www.carnegiehall.org/

Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall)

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New York, NY 10019
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