Media Release 010902 - BISQC Winners

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For Immediate Release - September 2, 2001
Banff, Alberta, CANADA

Daedalus Quartet Wins First Prize at the 7^th Banff International String Quartet Competition

Tonight, from a full house in the Eric Harvie Theatre at The Banff Centre, competition jury chair Andy Dawes declared the Daedalus Quartet from New York, USA, the winners of the 7^th Banff International String Quartet Competition.

The Daedalus Quartet, Min-Young Kim (violin), Kyu-Young Kim (violin), Che-Hung Chen (viola), and Raman Ramakrishnan (cello) were awarded $20,000 in cash. Their first place win also includes a recital tour arranged by The Banff Centre; a quartet of custom –made bows made by renowned bow maker Michael Vann; and a residency offer at The Banff Centre, with the opportunity to record a promotional CD at the Centre’s audio facilities.

Also winners at this year’s competition:

2^nd Prize ($12,000) Kuss Quartet (Germany) :

3^rd Prize ($8,000) Delancey Quartet (USA)

4^th Prize ($5,000) Quatuor Satie (France)

Pičce de concert Prize ($2000) Daedalus Quartet (USA)

Székely Prize ($3000) Daedalus Quartet (USA)

As a result of a recent act of generosity by a member of the competition’s resident audience, the Banff International String Quartet Competition was thrilled to announce six special awards, anonymously donated in memory of Melba and Orville Rollefson, from Minnesota and Saskatchewan. The six awards, in the amount of $1600 CDN each, were presented to each of the six quartets not appearing in the final round of the competition. "It’s wonderful that a member of our audience should be so moved by the performances of our quartets this past week to act so generously," beams Peter Gardner, executive director of the competition. "These awards recognize the outstanding contribution that the quartets have made to the success of this competition, and support everything we do to try and make this competition as inclusive as possible," says Gardner.

All performances of the competition, including tonight’s performance, will be broadcast by the CBC on Eric Friesen’s In Performance (September 3, 4, 5 & 6 at 8 pm), and on Radio-Canada’s La Chaine Culturelle (September 10, 11, & 12 at 8 pm).

For more info on the competition, visit our website: www.banffcentre.ca/music/bisqc

High-resolution photos available for download at: www.banffcentre.ca/music/bisqc

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