BISQC

Head Shot of Violinist Andrew Strad

Banff Centre Mourns the Loss of Violinist Andrew Dawes

Banff Centre Mourns the Loss of Violinist Andrew Dawes, Former Faculty Member and Long-time Juror of Banff International String Quartet Competition

Viano String Quartet performs on stage at Banff Centre

BISQC: Application Deadline for Ensembles Approaching

2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition offers cash prizes, and opportunities worth over $500,000 for emerging quartets

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Marmen Quartet Work With Jonathan Brown

The Marmen Quartet relished the opportunity to work with Jonathan Brown earlier this month, an experience Johannes Marmen shares with us.

Image courtesy Banff & Lake Louise Tourism, photo by Jake Dyson

Program Dates August 29, 2022 - September 04, 2022

14th Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) (BISQC)

Watch Concert Recordings from the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC)

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Music at The Banff Centre

Three finalists selected at the Banff International String Quartet Competition

Three quartets from around the world are vying for the biggest prize in Chamber Music. The finals of the competition take place on Sunday, September 1st at 2:00

Székely/Rolston Young Musicians Program

A part of the Banff International String Quartet Competition created to inspire and celebrate the next generation of great chamber musicians.

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.

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