The GRAMMY-nominated Danish String Quartet will perform in the next Cornell Concert Series (CCS) concert on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall.
The quartet’s current U.S. tour comes on the heels of their critically acclaimed new album Keel Road and winning two major international music awards: the prestigious Léonie Sonning Music Prize and an Edison Klassik award for their PRISM V recording.
Jonathan Blumhofer of the Boston Classical Review wrote, “There are simply two kinds of string quartets: the Danish and the others.” Formed when they were in their teens, the Danish String Quartet is renowned for impeccable musicianship, sophisticated artistry, exquisite clarity of ensemble, and, above all, and an unmatched ability to play as one.
Performances are characterized by a rare musical spontaneity, giving audiences the sense of hearing even treasured canon repertoire as if for the first time. They exude a palpable joy in music-making that has made them one of today’s most highly acclaimed and in-demand classical quartets, performing to sold-out concert halls around the world. Their inventive and intriguing programming and repertoire choices have produced critically acclaimed original projects and commissions as well as popular arrangements of Scandinavian folk music. At Cornell, they will be performing works by Caroline Shaw, Haydn, Shostakovich, and a selection of their original compositions and traditional folk tunes.
Complete artist and program information, subscriptions, single tickets, and student memberships are available through the CCS website, cornellconcertseries.com.
Free evening parking is available at the Forest Home [37 Forest Home Dr.] and Hoy garages. More information and campus maps can be found on the Cornell Concert Series website.
The Cornell Concert Series has been hosting musicians and ensembles of international stature since 1903. Originally featuring Western classical artists, the series presented Ravi Shankar in 1987 and has since grown to encompass a broader spectrum of the world's great music.
