On Tuesday 22 April, four great Danes, otherwise known as the Danish String Quartet will perform their debut concert in Ireland as part of the International Concert Series 13/14. Titled BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists  for 2013/15, the quartet is also at the beginning of a three-year residency with CMS Two, the Chamber Music Society of the Lincoln Center’s emerging-stars programme. Since making its debut in 2002 at the Copenhagen Festival, the group of musical friends has demonstrated a passion for Scandinavian composers, who they frequently incorporate into their programmes, while also proving skilled and profound performers of the classical masters. Last season, the New York Times selected their concert as a highlight of the year: “One of the most powerful renditions of Beethoven’s Opus 132 String Quartet that I’ve heard live or on a recording.”

Haydn String Quartet No. 23 in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5
Nielsen String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 15
Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
 
Tickets: €25, €30, €35, €40 (€20 Choir Balcony)

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