Danish String Quartet Wows At Mostly Mozart
Since making their debut in 2002 at the Copenhagen Festival, the members of the Danish String Quartet — Frederik Øland (Violin); Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (Violin);
Asbjørn Nørgaard (Viola); Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin (Cello) — have demonstrated a passion for Scandinavian composers, who they frequently incorporate into
adventurous contemporary programs, while also giving skilled and profound interpretations of the classical masters. The New York Times selected the quartet’s concerts as highlights of 2012 and 2015, praising “one of the most powerful renditions of Beethoven’s Opus 132 String Quartet that I’ve heard live or on a recording, and “the adventurous young members of the Danish String Quartet play almost everything excitingly.†Last week, I heard them perform two Beethoven quartets at the Mostly Mozart festival, and was thrilled. I’m sorry I could not attend their concert, later that night, of Nordic composers.
