Honens 2025: Jon Kimura Parker at the helm
Esther Honens, after whom the triennial Calgary international piano competition is named, wanted to leave a legacy that reflected her civic pride and her love…
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Report | BISQC Makes Strong Statement With Poiesis
The fifteen Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) jury made what many would say was a bold decision to award first prize to an American…
Report | Banff International String Quartet Competition Finale Launch
At 1 a.m. MDT Sunday Aug. 31, the Banff International String Quartet announced via email that the seven-person jury had selected three quartets to go…
Review | New Kati Agócs commission at Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC)
The nine quartets competing for more than $500,000 worth of cash and career development support at the 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition were all…
Review | Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) Goes Romantic
The Romantic round of the 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition finished Thursday morning (Aug. 28) and figuring which three groups will make it to…
Review | Banff International String Quartet Competition opens with Haydn & the 21st-century
The 15th triennial Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) began on Aug. 25 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in the Canadian Rockies,…
Isidore String Quartet, 2022 BISQC
The Isidore, none of whose members is older than 23, has only been together since 2021 before winning the Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC)…
