{"id":9648,"date":"2019-02-12T18:10:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T02:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9648"},"modified":"2019-02-12T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T21:14:29","slug":"danish-string-quartet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9648","title":{"rendered":"Danish String Quartet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Danish String Quartet, photo by Caroline Bittencourt.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Danish String Quartet<\/a> returns to Santa Barbara this week for two beautiful nights of music presented by <\/span>UCSB Arts & Lectures<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

First up, a salon-style program of Nordic folk on\u00a0Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at Rockwood<\/a>. Then on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. they will perform a classical program of Haydn, Abrahamsen and Nielsen at UCSB Campbell Hall<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nominated for a 2019 Grammy Award<\/a><\/span>, the Danish String Quartet\u2014Frederik \u00d8land<\/a> (Violin);\u00a0Rune Tonsgaard S\u00f8rensen<\/a> (Violin);\u00a0Asbj\u00f8rn N\u00f8rgaard<\/a> (Viola); Fredrik Sch\u00f8yen Sj\u00f6lin<\/a> (Cello)\u2014is an internationally acclaimed chamber music group. As the Boston Globe<\/em> reports, <\/span>“Do not lose track of this group. Even by today’s high standards, it offers something very special.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Danish String Quartet, photo by Caroline Bittencourt.<\/p><\/div>\n

“The quartet\u2019s crystalline sound conjures a magical atmosphere and nods to the strident tone of Nordic fiddle playing,” writes\u00a0<\/span>The Strad<\/i> (U.K.).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These four\u00a0Nordic lads have played together since childhood and possess “warmth, wit, a beautiful tone and technical prowess second to none” (NPR).<\/span><\/p>\n

Violinists Frederik \u00d8land and Rune Tonsgaard S\u00f8renson and Viola player Asbjorn Norgaard met as children at a music summer camp where they played soccer and made music together. As\u00a0teenagers, they began the study of classical chamber music and were mentored by Tim\u00a0Frederiksen of Copenhagen’s Royal Danish Academy of Music<\/a>. In 2008, the three Danes were\u00a0joined by Norwegian cellist Fredrik Sch\u00f8yen Sj\u00f6lin.<\/span><\/p>\n