Danish String Quartet - UGA Performing Arts Center
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The Grammy-nominated Danish String Quartet continues to affirm its place among the world’s finest ensembles. Celebrated for the palpable joy they bring to listeners, the quartet has become one of the most sought-after groups on today’s classical stages. They return to Athens with a thoughtfully curated program pairing seasoned masterworks with Scandinavian folk tunes. The result is a seamless tapestry of classical precision and folk-inspired spontaneity.

“The Danish are remarkable, as ever—capable of intense blend, extreme dynamic variation (in which they seem glued together), perfect intonation even on harmonics, and constant vitality and flow.”—Gramophone

Hodgson Concert Hall (View Seating Chart)

230 River Road
Athens, GA 30605

Performers

Frederik Øland, violin
Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin
Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, cello

Program

MOZART: Divertimento in D Major, K. 136
SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 6 in G Major, Op. 101 (1956)
TRADITIONAL: Folk Songs (arr. DSQ)

Supported by

Charlie and Teresa Friedlander