BISQC

String quartet walking on Mt. Norquay, Banff, AB

Quartet in the Community

Meet this year's Quartet in the Community: Melba and Orville Rollefson Residency.

Catching Up With Our BISQC Laureates

Our laureates continue to receive landmark recognitions well after their time at BISQC. This month, we caught up with three of our laureate quartets on their re

From BISQC to Cleveland: Dover Quartet Wins Another Prestigious Chamber Award

The Dover Quartet were partway through a four-hour morning rehearsal when they got the big news — they were the 20th recipients of the Cleveland Quartet Award,

Dover Quartet: Haydn's Quartet in B flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 "Sunrise"

The Banff International String Quartet Quartet Competition's winning quartet, the Dover Quartet in performance at the Eric Harvie Theatre in 2013.

String Quartet in Banff: The Hungarian Connection

In the lineage of Béla Bartók.

Dover Quartet

The Dover Quartet wins first prize at the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition

The Dover Quartet (USA) has been awarded First Prize in the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) at Banff Centre.

Three finalists announced in 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition

The Navarra Quartet (UK/Ireland/The Netherlands), the Quatuor Cavatine (France), and the Dover Quartet (USA) have been chosen as finalists in the 2013 Banff Int

BISQC

Banff International String Quartet Competition announces 2013 quartets

On August 26, ten of the world’s finest emerging string quartets will arrive in Banff, Canada for the 11th Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC

Cecilia String Quartet

Banff International String Quartet Competition Winner’s Tour sends Cecilia String Quartet across North America

Canada’s Cecilia String Quartet are in the midst of a intensive tour that will introduce audiences across North America to the passionate and creative playing t

Cecilia String Quartet

Cecilia String Quartet wins first prize at the 2010 Banff International String Quartet Competition

The Cecilia String Quartet from Toronto, Canada has been awarded First Prize in the 2010 Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) at The Banff Cen

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