BISQC Media Releases

Brian O'Kane, cello, Navarra String Quartet, Third Place Laureates, 11th BISQC. Photo by Rita Taylor.

Brian O'Kane, cello, Navarra String Quartet, Third Place Laureates, 11th BISQC. Photo by Rita Taylor.

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13th BISQC | 2019 Press Releases

SMU Meadows School of the Arts

Banff International String Quartet Competition announces new collaboration with SMU Meadows School of the Arts

Now valued at over $300,000, one of the richest prizes in chamber music just got richer  with the addition of SMU’s Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence Prize.
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Banff International String Quartet Competition announces 2019 competing quartets

Ten of the world’s finest quartets will compete for the most coveted prize in chamber music at the 13th Banff International String Quartet Competition.
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12th BISQC | 2016 Press Releases

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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2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition announces three finalists

The three finalists in the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition are the Castalian String Quartet (UK), the Rolston String Quartet (Canada), and the Tesla Quartet (Russia/South Korea/...
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Banff International String Quartet Competition announces 2016 quartets

Forty extraordinary musicians from around the world will take to the stage this summer to compete at the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC).
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Banff International String Quartet Competition announces 2016 jury and Canadian commission

Experience a week of exceptional music-making in the Canadian Rockies as ten of the world’s best emerging string quartets vie for over $150,000 in cash and prizes at the 12th Banff International...
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11th BISQC | 2013 Press Releases

Dover Quartet
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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.
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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 International String Quartet Competition (...
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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).
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2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition ready to go live on the air

The Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) kicks off six days of intense concert rounds today at Banff Centre, with ten of the world’s finest emerging string quartets.
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Jury and commissioned composer announced for 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition

Ten acclaimed musicians from some of the most renowned quartets in the world have been chosen as jury members for the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC).
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Jenny Spurr
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