The Claudia and David Hatcher Series
Danish String Quartet
Event details
- Friday | February 16 | 8:00 PM
- Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
- 501 Texas Ave. Houston TX 77002
- 713-524-5050 | boxoffice@dacamera.com
Included in the
Full Season Series
Chamber Music Series
or include in a Build Your Own
Purcell: Chaconne in G Minor for String Quartet (arr. Britten)
Haydn: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 20, No. 3
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 108
Schubert: String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden”
Danish String Quartet (Frederik Øland, violin; Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin; Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola; Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, cello)
A DACAMERA audience favorite, the Grammy-nominated Danish Quartet is among the world’s finest string quartets, renowned for impeccable musicianship, sophisticated artistry and, above all, and an unmatched ability to play as one. Their wide-ranging program moves from Benjamin Britten’s expressive arrangement of Baroque composer Purcell’s lively Chaconne; to Haydn’s spirited Quartet No. 3 from Opus 20; to Schubert’s beloved “Death and the Maiden”; and into the 1960s with an introspective quartet Shostakovich dedicated to his late wife.
“an exceptional quartet, whatever repertory they play.” — The New York Times
Recommended Concerts
Isidore Quartet; Sarah Rothenberg | Awakenings
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- Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
The Isidore Quartet, who burst onto the chamber music scene recently with international awards and an Avery Fisher Career Grant, make their Houston debut in a program featuring string quartets by Mozart and Mendelssohn – each composed before the composer’s 30th birthday; and a dazzling new quintet by Nicky Sohn with pianist Sarah Rothenberg.
Elias String Quartet; Sarah Rothenberg, piano
- Friday | February 9 | 7:30 PM
- Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
The intense, vibrant Elias Quartet returns to the DACAMERA stage for one night only following their historic Beethoven string quartet cycle in 2022. Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg joins the quartet for Brahms’ majestic Piano Quintet. We celebrate composer Fanny Mendelssohn with her rhapsodic Quartet in E-flat Major, one of the first surviving string quartets by a woman.
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
- Saturday | February 24 | 8:00 PM
- Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
The eldest of the famed British musical family of seven musical prodigies, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason possesses dazzling technical skills and spellbinding musicality that have propelled her into the international spotlight. She makes her Houston debut in a recital featuring an equally exciting Houston premiere: Fanny Mendelssohn’s “Easter” Sonata.
