Danish String Quartet
The Danish String Quartet has the unusual distinction of being a group of young musicians with an extensive history of musical collaboration. Its three Danish-born members, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Frederik Øland and Asbjørn Nørgaard first played chamber music together in a music summer camp before they were even teenagers, and then continued to do so throughout the school year of their own volition.
In 2001 Tim Frederiksen of The Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen, who had been the leader of Den Danske Strygekvartet became the quartet’s mentor and main teacher. “All of a sudden, at the ages of 15 and 16, we were a serious string quartet. It all happened so fast that none of us seemed to notice the transition. We were enrolled at The Royal Academy of Music and our life as music students had begun. None of us have any memory of our lives without the string [...]
The Danish String Quartet has the unusual distinction of being a group of young musicians with an extensive history of musical collaboration. Its three Danish-born members, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Frederik Øland and Asbjørn Nørgaard first played chamber music together in a music summer camp before they were even teenagers, and then continued to do so throughout the school year of their own volition.
In 2001 Tim Frederiksen of The Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen, who had been the leader of Den Danske Strygekvartet became the quartet’s mentor and main teacher. “All of a sudden, at the ages of 15 and 16, we were a serious string quartet. It all happened so fast that none of us seemed to notice the transition. We were enrolled at The Royal Academy of Music and our life as music students had begun. None of us have any memory of our lives without the string quartet.”
In 2006 they made their first recordings – of Carl Nielsen’s quartets – as the Young Danish String Quartet, immediately attracting the attention of publications from Gramophone to the New York Times.
In 2008, Norwegian cellist Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin joined the quartet, and the group has since gone from strength to strength, with a concert programme embracing core classical repertoire and contemporary music and highlighting Scandinavian composers, as well as folk music, which they also play with verve and commitment.
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| YEAR | DATE | Artist | VENUE | LOCATION | |
| 2024 | October 04 | Danish String Quartet | Flagey | Brussels, Belgium | Event |
| 2024 | October 06 | Danish String Quartet | Palatin Kongresshotel u. Kulturzentrum | Wiesloch, Germany | |
| 2024 | October 12 | Danish String Quartet | Muziekgebouw | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 2024 | November 12 | Danish String Quartet | Old Cabell Hall | Charlottesville VA, United States | |
| 2024 | November 14 | Danish String Quartet | Bailey Hall | Ithaca NY, United States | |
| 2024 | November 15 | Danish String Quartet | All Saints Chapel | Pawling NY, United States | |
| 2024 | November 17 | Danish String Quartet | Comstock Concert Hall | Louisville KY, United States | |
| 2024 | November 18 | Danish String Quartet | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | Nashville TN, United States | |
| 2024 | December 03 | Danish String Quartet | Mantziusgaarden | Birkerød, Denmark | |
| 2025 | January 31 | Danish String Quartet | Campbell Hall | Santa Barbara CA, United States | |
| 2025 | February 01 | Danish String Quartet | Irvine Barclay Theatre | Irvine CA, United States | |
| 2025 | February 02 | Danish String Quartet | Hertz Hall | Berkeley CA, United States | |
| 2025 | February 03 | Danish String Quartet | Lincoln Perfomance Hall | Portland OR, United States | |
| 2025 | February 04 | Danish String Quartet | Lincoln Perfomance Hall | Portland OR, United States | |
| 2025 | February 06 | Danish String Quartet | Gates Hall Newman Center | Denver CO, United States | |
| 2025 | April 02 | Danish String Quartet | Perelman Theater Kimmel Center | Philadelphia PA, United States | |
| 2025 | April 04 | Danish String Quartet | Carnegie Hall | New York NY, United States | |
| 2025 | April 07 | Danish String Quartet | Daniel Recital Hall | Spartanburg SC, United States | |
| 2025 | April 29 | Danish String Quartet | Prinzregententheater | Munich, Germany | |
| 2025 | June 10 | Danish String Quartet | Pierre Boulez Saal | Berlin, Germany | Event |