October 10, 14, 17, 2021 / DOPPELGÄNGER 1 on the West Coast
In 2021-2022, the Danish String Quartet introduce DOPPELGÄNGER, an ambitious 4-year international commissioning project that pairs world premieres from four renowned composers—Bent Sørensen, Lotta Wennäkoski, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and Thomas Adès—with four major works from the masterful chamber music repertoire of Schubert. Each season, the Quartet will perform a premiere on a program with its doppelgänger—the Schubert quartet or quintet that inspired it. The DOPPELGÄNGER pieces are commissioned by the Danish String Quartet with the support of Carnegie Hall, Cal Performances, UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures, Vancouver Recital Society, Flagey in Brussels, and Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam.

Schubert String Quartet in G Major, D. 887, Op. 161 / Bent Sørensen Doppelgänger (US & Canadian Premieres) / Schubert Doppelgänger (Lied arranged for string quartet by DSQ)
Oct 10 / Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA – US Premiere
Oct 13 / Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
Oct 17 / Vancouver Recital Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada – Canadian Premiere

November 5-11, 2021 / Beethoven Cycle at the Schubert Club / St. Paul, MN
The complete Beethoven cycle over the course of six concerts, originally scheduled for May 2020.
November 5 at 7:30 pm
November 6 at 7:30 pm
November 7 at 3:00 pm
November 9, 7:30 pm
November 10 at 7:30 pm
November 11 at 7:30 pm

January 22, 2022 / The Royal Conservatory of Music / Toronto, ON, Canada
Bent Sørensen: Doppelgänger; Various: "An Alleged Suite," a curated suite of dances; Schubert: String Quartet in G Major, D. 887, Op. 161

April 21-29, 2022 / DOPPELGÄNGER 2 at Carnegie Hall and the West Coast
The second commission of the Danish String Quartet’s new DOPPELGÄNGER project is by Lotta Wennäkoski. The ambitious 4-year international commissioning project pairs world premieres from four renowned composers with four major works from the masterful chamber music repertoire of Schubert. Each concert is built around the new work and its doppelgänger—the Schubert quartet or quintet that inspired it. 

Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" / Lotta Wennäkoski New Work for DOPPELGÄNGER project / Schubert Death and the Maiden. Lied arranged for string quartet by DSQ
April 21 / Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York
April 24 / Vancouver Recital Society, Vancouver, BC, Canada
April 28 / UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures, Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara, CA
April 29 / Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA

Additional North American Tour Dates, 2021-22

Oct. 8, 2021 / Santa Monica, CA / The Broad Stage
Oct. 15, 2021 / Seattle, WA / University of Washington
Jan. 23, 2022 / Baltimore, MD / Shriver Hall
Jan. 24, 2022 / Cincinnati, OH / Chamber Music Cincinnati 
Jan. 25, 2022 / Shaker Heights, OH / Cleveland Chamber Music Society
Jan. 26, 2022 / Indianapolis, IN / Ensemble Music Society
Jan. 28, 2022 / Blacksburg, VA / Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech 
Jan. 29, 2022 / Athens, GA / University of Georgia Presents
Jan. 30 / Cambridge, MA / Celebrity Series of Boston
March 29, 2022 / Philadelphia, PA / Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
March 30, 2022 / Palm Beach, FL / Society of the Four Arts 
March 31, 2022 / Fernandina Beach, FL / Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival 
April 1, 2022 / Iowa City, IA / University of Iowa
April 19, 2022 / Williamsburg, VA / Virginia Arts Festival
April 22, 2022 / Katonah, NY / Caramoor 
April 28, 2022 / Costa Mesa, CA / Philharmonic Society of Orange County