Danish String Quartet

One of the world’s most renowned string quartets, performing to sold-out concert halls around the world, the Danish String Quartet returns for a third time to the Chamber Series. Musical America’s 2020 Ensemble of the Year, the quartet will perform works by Mozart and Shostakovich as well as folk music from around the world.

On October 8, the Danish String Quartet was awarded the $150,000 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.  Click here to read more.

PRE-CONCERT TALK:  Danish members Violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen and cellist Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin will be joined by Jameson Foster, an ethnomusicologist at CU Boulder who is exploring how music is used to construct identity in the Nordic countries. He is also the founder of the Nordic Sound, a public archive for Nordic music across genres and generations, featuring interviews of prominent Scandinavian artists.
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM, Gates Concert Hall

Explore the concert program here. The complete program notes are included, perfect for reading in advance of the performance.

Want to watch online? Click here for livestream tickets.  One ticket covers your entire household, with the stream available to view for 72 hours.

Thanks to our partners at The Colorado Sun for their support of this performance.