Danish String Quartet on Apr 10, 2024 | UCSB Arts & Lectures

Program 
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 
Thomas Adès: Wreath for Franz Schubert (U.S. premiere; A&L co-commission) 
Schubert (arr. Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen): "Die Nebensonnen" from Winterreise

“There are simply two kinds of string quartets: the Danish, and the others.” Boston Classical Review

The Danish String Quartet is joined by Finnish cellist Johannes Rostamo for the eagerly-anticipated capstone to their international Doppelgänger Project. In part IV, the Danish pairs Schubert’s String Quintet, frequently cited among the greatest of all works of chamber music, with a new piece by renowned British composer Thomas Adès. Part III of the project was heralded by The New York Times as “ensemble music at its purest – a consensus interpretation, rendered selflessly in service of the group as instrument.”

Related Education Event:
Pre-concert talk by Derek Katz, UCSB Associate Professor of Musicology
6 PM | UCSB Henley Hall, Room 1010
FREE to event ticket holders (limited seating; first-come, first-served)