BISQC

Viano Quartet

Banff Centre Congratulates Viano Quartet on Being Selected for The Bowers Program

Congratulations to the Viano Quartet on being selected for The Bowers Program by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Dior String Quartet.

BISQFest 2023: Dates, Performers and Packages Announced

Banff Centre is excited to announce that the Banff International String Quartet Festival will take place from September 1-3, 2023.

Isidore String Quartet Performing at BISQC 2022

Banff Centre Congratulates 2022 BISQC Laureates Isidore Quartet on Receiving Avery Fisher Career Grant

Banff Centre Congratulates 2022 BISQC Laureates Isidore Quartet on Receiving Avery Fisher Career Grant

Barry Shiffman with Instrument

Banff Centre Announces Barry Shiffman as Director of Banff International String Quartet Competition and Festival Through 2028

Banff Centre Announces Barry Shiffman as Director of Banff International String Quartet Competition and Festival Through 2028

Head Shot of Violinist Andrew Strad

Banff Centre Mourns the Loss of Violinist Andrew Dawes

Banff Centre Mourns the Loss of Violinist Andrew Dawes, Former Faculty Member and Long-time Juror of Banff International String Quartet Competition

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Banff Centre’s Banff International String Quartet Competition: a “bright light” amidst Covid gloom

Applications for Banff International String Quartet Competition 2022 Now Open

Viano String Quartet performs on stage at Banff Centre

BISQC: Application Deadline for Ensembles Approaching

2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition offers cash prizes, and opportunities worth over $500,000 for emerging quartets

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Marmen Quartet Work With Jonathan Brown

The Marmen Quartet relished the opportunity to work with Jonathan Brown earlier this month, an experience Johannes Marmen shares with us.

Banff International String Quartet Competition 2019 First Prize Winners

Largest Prizes for Chamber Music in the World

Applications for Banff International String Quartet Competition 2022 Now Open

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It's unprecedented! Two Quartets share First Prize at the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition

Two Quartets share First Prize at the 13th Banff International String Quartet Competition: Marmen Quartet, and the Viano String Quartet

BISQC Classics Revisited

In 2019, the archival team finished a major project of arranging and describing 15 years’ worth of early Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC)

Rolston String Quartet

2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition announces First Prize Laureate

The Rolston String Quartet (Canada) wins First Prize at the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition.

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