The TinAlley String Quartet
San Francisco, March 9 · Vancouver, March 11 – 14 · Kelowna, March 15
Banff, March 19 and March 28 · Calgary, March 20 · Palo Alto, March 29
San Jose, March 30 · New York, April 1
Following a well-received European tour, the Melbourne, Australia-based TinAlley String Quartet will be visiting nine locations for their first tour of the western United States and Canada. Winners of the 2007 Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC), the members of the TinAlley String Quartet are among the most accomplished young musicians touring today.
The Quartet was among the nine finalist quartets from around the world who arrived in Banff in September, 2007 for the competition. After a week of performances in a range of repertoire, the quartet won First Place in the RBC Awards on the final evening. As part of the $55,000 prize The Banff Centre has arranged European and North American concert tours.
Awarded the grand prize at the 2005 Australian Chamber Music Competition, in addition to BISQC, the TinAlley String Quartet was invited to participate in the 2007 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. The TinAlley has participated in the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival as part of the Yale Summer School of Music, and in the St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar at Stanford University. In 2006 they were resident Visiting Young Artists at the Australian National Academy of Music.
The Banff International String Quartet Competition
Founded in 1983 to mark the 50th anniversary of The Banff Centre, BISQC is a triennial competition that helps support emerging careers and raise awareness of classical music. Recognized by the World Federation of International Music Competitions, it is among the top events of its kind. During the 2007 competition, from August 28 to September 2, each of the participating quartets performed a range of repertoire in multiple performances before an audience of more than 900 listeners, followed by the Finals evening of performances by the four finalist quartets.
BISQC is generously supported by the RBC Foundation.
