String Theory XVI: Danish String Quartet

Tuesday Evening at 6:30 pm

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Described by The New York Times as “ensemble music at its finest,” the Danish String Quartet returns to String Theory in a dramatic and poignant program. Known for her musical ingenuity, Caroline Shaw’s “Entr’acte” showcases a distinctive style complete with intricate textures and inventive use of strings. In her own words, the piece is “structured like a minuet and trio, riffing on that classical form but taking it a little further.” Musical innovation also prevails in Schubert’s towering String Quartet no. 15 in G Major. Written two years before his death, the work’s emotional extremes and sublime beauty foreshadow the signature characteristics of the Romantic Era. Come witness the brilliance of the Danish String Quartet!

Danish String Quartet

Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, violin

Frederik Øland, violin

Asbjørn Nørgaard, viola

Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, cello

Caroline Shaw: Entr’acte

Schubert: String Quartet no. 15 in G-major D. 887

5:00 Pre-concert bar opens

5:45 Pregame with Bob

Join us for a pre-concert exploration with Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director Emeritus, Bob Bernhardt, as he dives into this evening’s program for an in-depth look at the featured masterworks! In addition to the CSO, Maestro Bernhardt is also the Principal Pops Conductor at both The Louisville Orchestra in Kentucky and the Grand Rapids Symphony in Michigan.

6:30 Concert Begins

At the Hunter Museum of American Art

10 Bluff View Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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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.

Concert Sponsored by HK Architects

Additional Support generously provided by the Tennessee Arts Commission

Host or Publisher String Theory at the Hunter