BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MCS//Orange-County//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20270101T080000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:876775 DTSTART:20270227T070000 DTEND:20270227T090000 STATUS:TENTATIVE SUMMARY:Danish String Quartet DESCRIPTION:“What they do know is how to be an exceptional quartet\, whatever repertory they play.” – The New York Times\nFEATURED AR TISTS\nFrederik Øland\, violin\nRune Tonsgaard Sørensen\, violin\nAs bjørn Nørgaard\, viola\nFredrik Schøyen Sjölin\, cello\nPROGRAM\nG abriella SMITH: Carrot Revolution \nSHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet N o. 14 in F-sharp major\, Op. 142\nBEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor\, Op. 131\n \nABOUT\nRooted in friendship and Scandina vian spirit\, the Danish String Quartet brings world‑class chamber m usic to life. With three Danes and one Norwegian at the core\, they co mbine the precision of classical tradition with the unwavering joy of playing together. Despite performances in the major concert halls of t he world\, they never forget that “music is a way to hang out with f riends.” \nWhether interpreting Haydn with crispness and clarity or exploring new sonic languages\, the Quartet’s voice remains distinc tive: technical brilliance balanced with warmth\, ensemble precision b alanced with heartfelt communication. \nDANISH STRING QUARTET \nThe Danish String Quartet celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2022-23\, and the GRAMMY®-nominated quartet continues to assert its preeminence am ong the world’s finest string quartets. Formed when they were in the ir teens\, they are renowned for impeccable musicianship\, sophisticat ed artistry\, exquisite clarity of ensemble\, and\, above all\, and an unmatched ability to play as one. Performances are characterized by a rare musical spontaneity\, giving audiences the sense of hearing even treasured canon repertoire as if for the first time. They exude a pal pable joy in music-making that has made them one of today’s most hig hly acclaimed and in-demand classical quartets\, performing sold-out c oncert halls around the world. Their inventive and intriguing programm ing and repertoire choices have produced critically acclaimed original projects and commissions as well as popular arrangements of Scandinav ian folk music. \nThis season\, the Danish String Quartet continues i ts DOPPELGÄNGER series\, an ambitious four-year international commiss ioning project. DOPPELGÄNGER pairs world premieres from four renowned composers—Bent Sørensen\, Lotta Wennäkoski\, Anna Thorvaldsdottir \, and Thomas Adès—with late major chamber works by Schubert. Each season\, the Quartet performs a world premiere on a program with its d oppelgänger—the Schubert quartet or quintet that inspired it—culm inating in 2024 in the premiere of a quintet by Adès\, after the Stri ng Quintet in C major. This season’s new work\, by Anna Thorvaldsdot tir\, premieres in April 2023 and is paired with Schubert’s String Q uartet in A Minor\, “Rosamunde.” The DOPPELGÄNGER pieces are comm issioned by the Danish String Quartet with the support of Carnegie Hal l\, Cal Performances\, UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures\, Vancouver Re cital Society\, Flagey in Brussels\, and Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. Th e Quartet performs 28 concerts in North American this season over the course of three separate tours. Additionally\, they are Artist in Resi dence at London’s Wigmore Hall.\nThe Danish String Quartet’s most recent recording project is PRISM\, a series of five discs on ECM New Series that explores the symbiotic musical and contextual relationship s between Bach fugues\, Beethoven string quartets\, and works by Shost akovich\, Schnittke\, Bartok\, Mendelssohn\, and Webern. Four of the f ive recordings have been released on ECM\, and the fifth\, PRISM V\, i s slated for 2023. The most recently released is PRISM IV (2022)\, whi ch was an “Editor’s Choice” in Limelight magazine. The Quartet ’s discography reflects the ensemble’s special affinity for Scandi navian composers\, with the complete quartets of Carl Nielsen (DaCapo\ , 2007 and 2008) and Adès\, Nørgård & Abrahamsen\, their debut on E CM in 2016. They also released two discs of traditional Scandinavian f olk music\, Wood Works (Dacapo\, 2014) and Last Leaf  (ECM\, 2012 7)\, which was one of the top classical albums of the year\, as chosen by NPR\, Spotify and The New York Times\, among others. A third folk recording is planned for release in 2023 on ECM.  \nThe Quartet take s an active role in reaching new audiences through special projects.  In 2007\, they established the DSQ Festival\, which takes place in in timate and informal settings in Copenhagen. In 2016\, they inaugurated a concert series\, Series of Four\, in which they both perform and in vite colleagues to appear.  \nThey are the recipients of many awards and prestigious appointments\, including Musical America’s 2020 Ens emble of the Year and the Borletti-Buitoni Trust.  The Quartet was na med in 2013 as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists and appointed to Th e Bowers Program (formerly CMS Two). The Quartet was the awarded the 2 010 NORDMETALL-Ensemble Prize at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival i n Germany\, and in 2011\, they received the Carl Nielsen Prize\, the h ighest cultural honor in Denmark. \nViolinists Frederik Øland and Ru ne Tonsgaard Sørenson and violist Asbjørn Nørgaard met as children at a music summer camp where they played soccer and made music togethe r.  As teenagers\, they began the study of classical chamber music an d were mentored by Tim Frederiksen of Copenhagen’s Royal Danish Acad emy of Music.  In 2008\, the three Danes were joined by Norwegian cel list Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin. URL:https://www.performingarts.soka.edu/calendar-events/danish-string- quartet?utm_source=mycityscene&utm_medium=click&utm_campaign=danish st ring quartet DTSTAMP:20260923T063241Z ORGANIZER;SENT-BY="mailto:performingartscenter@soka.edu";CN=Renee Bodie: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR