Sunday, April 12, 2026 • 3 PM
La Jolla Music Society
Danish String Quartet with the Danish National Girls’ Choir
CO-COMMISSION WITH CARNEGIE HALL
“This is one of the best quartets before the public today.”
— The Washington Post
Combining a string quartet and girls’ choir, two daring ensembles give visceral power to a millennium of women-centered music. This spellbinding concert includes the Allemande from Caroline Shaw’s Pulitzer Prize–winning Partita for 8 Voices; the US première of David Lang’s in wildness, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall; as well as repertoire from Lotta Wennäkoski, Shubert, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Rune Sørensen, Astrid Sonne, and Nielsen.
CAROLINE SHAW
Allemande
LOTTA WENNÄKOSKI
“Girl”
SCHUBERT
Theme from Death and the Maiden
ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR
Þann heilaga kross
TRADITIONAL
Kisti du kom
TRADITIONAL
A shoemaker I have been
TRADITIONAL
Queen Dagmar
Allemande
LOTTA WENNÄKOSKI
“Girl”
SCHUBERT
Theme from Death and the Maiden
ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR
Þann heilaga kross
TRADITIONAL
Kisti du kom
TRADITIONAL
A shoemaker I have been
TRADITIONAL
Queen Dagmar
RUNE SØRENSEN
Once a Shoemaker
ASTRID SONNE
How far
CAROLINE SHAW
And so
TRADITIONAL
Captain O’Kane
NIELSEN
I am often happy and yet want to cry
TRADITIONAL
2nd bridal piece
*DAVID LANG
in wildness
*Co-Commission with Carnegie Hall
Once a Shoemaker
ASTRID SONNE
How far
CAROLINE SHAW
And so
TRADITIONAL
Captain O’Kane
NIELSEN
I am often happy and yet want to cry
TRADITIONAL
2nd bridal piece
*DAVID LANG
in wildness
*Co-Commission with Carnegie Hall
ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE
FREE PRELUDE LECTURE · 2 PM
Ticketholders are invited to arrive early to hear Michael Gerdes, director of the San Diego State Symphony Orchestra.