DANISH STRING QUARTET

Music for String Quartet by O'Carolan, Shaw, Stravinsky, and Shostakovich

Audiences of the Danish String Quartet know that the ensemble likes to blur the boundaries between folk music and classical music. In this concert, the four Scandinavians combine traditional melodies by 18th­-century Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan with works from different eras to create a sound world that transcends styles and genres. In addition to Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for String Quartet, which evoke Russian dance rhythms and sacred chants, the program includes Mozart’s delightful F-­major Divertimento and Caroline Shaw’s Haydn­inspired Entr’acte.

Caroline Shaw - Entr´acte for String QuartetJoseph Haydn - Andante from the String Quartet in F major Hob. III:82 Op. 77 No. 2Igor Stravinsky - Three Pieces for String QuartetTurlough O'Carolan - Three MelodiesWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento for Strings in F major K. 138 *** - ***Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 3 in F major Op. 73

Artists/Collaborators: Frederik Øland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Asbjørn Nørgaard, Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin

Next date:

• Date Tuesday, 10/June/2025 19:30
• Venue Pierre Boulez Saal
• Address Französische Straße 33 D, 10117 Berlin-Mitte