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 | January 27 | Danish String Quartet | Muziekgebouw | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 2024 | January 28 | Danish String Quartet | Muziekgebouw | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 2024 | January 29 | Danish String Quartet | The Stoller Hall | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 2024 | January 30 | Danish String Quartet | Gamle Logen | Oslo, Norway | |
| 2024 | January 31 | Danish String Quartet | Opus XVI | Bergen, Norway | |
| 2024 | February 10 | Danish String Quartet | Warren Miller Performing Arts Center | Big Sky MT, United States | |
| 2024 | February 11 | Danish String Quartet | Calgary Pro Musica | Calgary AB, Canada | |
| 2024 | February 12 | Danish String Quartet | Calgary Pro Musica | Calgary AB, Canada | |
| 2024 | February 14 | Danish String Quartet | Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis | Indianapolis IN, United States | |
| 2024 | February 15 | Danish String Quartet | Chamber Music Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH, United States | |
| 2024 | February 16 | Danish String Quartet | DaCamera | Houston TX, United States | |
| 2024 | February 17 | Danish String Quartet | Chamber Music Tulsa | Tulsa OK, United States | |
| 2024 | February 18 | Danish String Quartet | Chamber Music Tulsa | Tulsa OK, United States |