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Danish String Quartet

Name: Danish String Quartet
Start: 2026-05-15T18:30:00
Location: KKL Luzern Concert Hall

Lucerne Festival

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“Is there a string quartet on this planet that I like more?” Víkingur Ólafsson rhetorically asks. The answer, of course, is no. Formed 25 years ago at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen, the Danish String Quartet has achieved cult status, with a shelf full of awards to match. Most recently, the four “Vikings,” as they jokingly call themselves on account of their bearded looks, received the prestigious Léonie Sonning Music Prize. Their hallm...

Program

Igor Stravinsky - Suite italienne

Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in F Major

Igor Stravinsky - Three Pieces for String Quartet

Composer

Johann Sebastian Bach - Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit

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Participants

Asbjørn Nørgaard

Viola

Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin

Cello

Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen

Violin

Ludvig Gudim

Violin

Danish String Quartet

Ensemble

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1 dates (15 May - 15 May)

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6:30 pm

KKL Luzern Concert Hall

Lucerne, Switzerland

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