Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC)

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BISQC Past Winners

2007 • 2004 • 2001 • 1998 • 1995 • 1992 • 1989 • 1986 • 1983
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TinAlley String Quartet

TinAlley String Quartet

  1. TinAlley String Quartet (Australia)
  2. Zemlinksy Quartet (Czech Republic)
  3. Ariel Quartet (U.S./Israel)
  4. Tokai Quartet (Canada)

Székely Prize: Ariel String Quartet

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Jupiter String Quartet

Jupiter String Quartet

  1. Jupiter Quartet (U.S.)
  2. Ensō Quartet (U.S.)
  3. Royal String Quartet (Poland)
  4. Fry Street Quartet (U.S.)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Stewart Grant, String Quartet No. 2, Banff Variations): Ensō Quartet

Székely Prize: Jupiter String Quartet

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Daedalus Quartet

Daedalus Quartet

  1. Daedalus Quartet (U.S.)
  2. Kuss Quartet (Germany)
  3. Delancey Quartet (U.S.)
  4. Quatuor Satie (France)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (John Estacio, Test Run): Daedalus Quartet

Székely Prize: Daedalus Quartet

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Miró Quartet

Miró Quartet

  1. Miró Quartet (U.S.)
  2. Castagneri Quartet (France)
  3. Belcea Quartet (United Kingdom)
  4. Avalon Quartet (United States)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Chan Ka Nin, String Quartet No. 3): Miró

1 9 9 5
Amernet Quartet

Amernet Quartet

  1. Amernet Quartet (U.S.)
  2. Everest Quartet (U.S.)
  3. Henschel Quartett (Germany)
  4. Montclaire Quartet (U.S.)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Heather Ann Schmidt, Phantoms): Henschel Quartett (Germany)

1 9 9 2
St. Lawrence String Quartet

St. Lawrence String Quartet

  1. St. Lawrence String Quartet (Canada)
  2. Ying Quartet (U.S.)
  3. Amati Quartet (Switzerland)
  4. Mandelring Quartet (Germany)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Marjan Mozetich, Lament in the Trampled Garden): St. Lawrence String Quartet (Canada)

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Quatuor Manfred

Quatuor Manfred

  1. Quatuor Manfred (France)
  2. Cassatt Quartet (U.S.)
  3. Keller Quartet (Hungary)
  4. Brindisi Quartet (England)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Allan Bell, Arche II): Cassatt Quartet

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  1. Franciscan Quartet (U.S.)
  2. Carmina Quartet (Switzerland)
  3. Lark Quartet (U.S.)
  4. Cavani Quartet (U.S.)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (John Hawkins, Three Archetypes): Quatuor Parisii (France)

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Colorado Quartet

Colorado Quartet

  1. Colorado Quartet (U.S.)
  2. Hagen Quartet (Austria)
  3. Lydian Quartet (U.S.)
  4. Mendelssohn Quartet (U.S.)
  5. Eder Quartet (Hungary)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Harry Somers, Movement for String Quartets): Lydian Quartet