String Theory XIV: Danish String Quartet

10 Bluff View Avenue,Chattanooga TN 37403

31 October, 2022

Description

Whether classical masterworks of the chamber music oeuvre or rollicking Scandinavian folk music, the Grammy-nominated Danish String Quartet brings their “rampaging energy” (as described by The New Yorker) to spellbound audiences. Having cut their teeth on football and Haydn quartets as young teenagers at music camp, the Danish String Quartet has matured their youthful verve and unbridled energy with unmatched ensemble precision. Their return to the String Theory stage will deliver two classical delicacies: The Purcell chacony, full of emotion, will no doubt exploit the quartet’s “intense blend, extreme dynamic variation (in which they seem glued together), perfect intonation even on harmonics, and constant vitality and flow.” (Gramophone). The Schubert string quartet, considered the composer’s last and greatest, will only prove to magnify the quartet’s sensitivity and ebullience. Danish String Quartet “They could be grounded in their tone or mystical. They allowed time to stand still, and they could assume the pose of excitingly aggressive rockers. They did it all.” -The Los Angeles Times Frederik Øland, violin Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, cello PURCELL Chacony in G-minor SCHUBERT String Quartet in G-major D. 887 5:00 Pre-concert bar opens 6:00 Musical Dialogues: An informal interview with the artists and String Theory Artistic Director, Gloria Chien 6:30 Concert Begins At the Hunter Museum of American Art 10 Bluff View Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403 Hunter Museum members receive discounted String Theory tickets! To become a Hunter Museum member, visit www.huntermuseum.org/hunter-member Parking in the Hunter Museum parking lot on concert nights is limited to Donors at the Jubiloso and Maestoso levels. Make your gift at stringtheorymusic.org/donate. Other parking is available in the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts Museum pay lot and at parking meters along High Street and Walnut Street. Please do not park in the limited parking within Bluff View Art District unless you are patronizing the restaurants. There is no parking in the traffic circle. Limited Seating. All sales are final. This concert is generously sponsored by