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FeatureMarathon in the Mountains: Postcard from Banff
At the 13th Banff International String Quartet Competition ten young ensembles, their members all under 35 years of age, rose to the challenge of performing a vast amount of wide-ranging repertoire, reports Laurinel Owen
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VideoBarber's Adagio in original version from op.11 Quartet
In this video, the Banff Competition winning Dover Quartet performs the Adagio from Samuel Barber’s String Quartet in B Minor, op.11 – a piece which has gone on to achieve huge popularity in its string orchestra arrangement as the Adagio for Strings.
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NewsBanff Centre announces Gryphon Trio as new directors of Summer Programs
The trio, themselves alumni of the summer school, will formally take over the Classical Music Programs in 2020
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NewsArgus Quartet named Juilliard School resident string quartet
All four members of the quartet will become Arnhold Fellows, and will have lessons with members of the Juilliard String Quartet
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NewsElizabeth Fayette appointed Vega String Quartet first violinist
The ensemble is quartet in residence at Emory University in Atlanta
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ArticleRolston String Quartet performs Ravel at Banff International String Quartet Competition
The Rolston String Quartet performs Ravel's String Quartet at the 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition - which the ensemble won. Watch: How to bring the house down - Quartet Berlin-Tokyo performs Jörg Widmann at Banff Centre
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NewsRolston Quartet wins Banff International String Quartet Competition $150,000 top prize
The ensemble receives a cash award of $25,000 in addition to a three-year artistic and career development programme of concert tours, residencies and recordings
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NewsBanff International String Quartet Competition 2016 names three finalists
The three chosen quartets will compete for a first prize worth $150,000
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NewsBanff International String Quartet Competition 2016 names 10 shortlisted ensembles
The 10 quartets will compete from 29 August to 4 September for a first prize worth $150,000
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ArticleThe Dover Quartet performs Beethoven's String Quartet no.8
Banff International String Quartet Competition winners, the Dover Quartet, from the US, perform Beethoven's String Quartet no.8 in E minor. op.59 no.2 in the competition finals. Read Harriet Smith's report from the competition in the November 2013 issue of The Strad. Subscribe to The Strad ...
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ArticleDover Quartet wins first prize at Banff competition
The Dover Quartet took first prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition in Canada. The American group won C$25,000 (£15,000) and a three-year career development programme. The ensemble also received the prize for the best performance of a Haydn quartet, and an award for the best ...
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New York-based Colorado Quartet to disband after three-decade career
The Colorado Quartet has announced it will disband in May after more than 30 years of performance. The New York-based ensemble will give its final concert in the city at Symphony Space on 28 February, with performances in Virginia and South Carolina to follow in the coming months. The ...
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Cellist Rebecca Wenham exits Cecilia Quartet after Banff competition win
The founding cellist of the Cecilia Quartet has left the group just days after it won first prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition. Rebecca Wenham, who is relocating to California, will be replaced by Rachel Desoer, an Oberlin graduate from Hamilton, Ontario. Desoer makes her debut with the ...
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Cecilia Quartet wins first prize at Banff competition
The Cecilia Quartet took first prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition in Canada. The Toronto-based ensemble won CAN$25,000, plus other awards including a quartet of gold-mounted bows. The Afiara Quartet from Canada took second prize. Third prize went to the Quatuor Zaïde from France. For more details, ...
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BlogsPostcard from Banff
Matthew Rye settles in among the elk in the run-up to the string quartet competition