In 1994, John Adams wrote John’s Book of Alleged Dances, a collection of imaginary dances, the steps of which, as the composer explained, have yet to be invented. For its concert at the Pierre Boulez Saal during Quartet Week, the Danish String Quartet takes the idea even further, presenting an “Alleged Suite,” in which a selection from Adams’s ten movements is combined with works by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Felix Blumenfeld, and traditional music. Schubert’s monumental G-major String Quartet opens the program, which also includes the four musicians’ own arrangements of Scandinavian folk music.

There will be no intermission. Doors open one hour before the concert.

This event is part of the “Perspektive Kultur” pilot project.

Please note that all guests must undergo a Covid test within 24 hours prior to the event. Testing is available at all official locations; you can find a list on the Senate Department of Health, Human Services and Equal Opportunity website at www.test-to-go.berlin. The full Terms and Conditions applicable to the pilot project can be found here (German only).