Doppelgänger 4

The Danish String Quartet can be practically considered house musicians at the Muziekgebouw. For the fourth year in a row, the Danes are coming to Amsterdam with their project Doppelgänger, in which they combine quartets by Schubert with new contemporary compositions. Without exception, the previous editions were highlights of the concert season, and this concluding chapter of the project will be no different. Thomas Adès is performed alongside Schubert.

This time, the Danish String Quartet kicks things up a notch! Reinforced by cellist Johannes Rostamo, they will be presenting a captivating program of quintets instead of their signature quartets. One of Schubert’s very last works is String Quintet in C: he composed it two months before his death and the work was not premiered until decades later. The famous Adagio has the atmosphere of a requiem. Like Schubert, Adès composed his new quintet for an unusual ensemble with an extra cello.