BISQC in the News

Banff International String Quartet Competition

12th BISQC | 2016 Coverage

November 

A string quartet heaven: Banff, Canada 
BBC Music Magazine by Rebecca Franks

Oh, Canada! The Rolston String Quartet takes first prize with Beethoven at BISQC
Strings by Stephanie Powell 

October 18

Interview with the winners of this year's Banff International String Quartet Competition
BBC Music Magazine by Rebecca Franks

September 10

Canada's Rolston String Quartet takes top honours at Banff competition
Toronto Star by William Littler 

September 6

Rolston String Quartet takes top prize at Banff
BBC Music Magazine by Rebecca Franks

September 5

Canadian Rolston Quartet Takes Top Prize 
La Scena Musicale by Bill Rankin

Rolston String Quartet takes top prize in international Banff competition
Calgary Herald by Kenneth Delong

Rolston Quartet wins Banff International String Quartet Competition $150,000 top prize
The Strad 

September 4
Super Saturday performances from Rolston, Castalian put them in BISQC finals with Tesla Quartet
Calgary Herald by Stephan Bonfield

The Finalists Announced!
La Scena Musicale by Bill Rankin 

How to bring the house down: Quartet Berlin-Tokyo performs Jörg Widmann at Banff Centre
The Strad

Banff International String Quartet Competition 2016 names three finalists
The Strad

September 3
Dover Quartet Offers 9 Career Tips For A Young Quartet
Musical Toronto by Michael Vincent

Argus Quartet among many providing successful première of Zosha Di Castri's Quartet No. 1
Calgary Herald by Stephan Bonfield

Jagged Edges Abound at the Canadian-Commission Round
La Scena Musicale by Bill Rankin 

September 2
Aeolus Quartet delivers divine Dvorák; Tesla's Ravel simply perfect in day three of Banff competition
Calgary Herald by Stephan Bonfield

Rounds 1 & 2
La Scena Musicale by Bill Rankin 

August 31
Haydn round, Day 2 produces some notable performances
Calgary Herald by Stephan Bonfield

Castalian Quartet shines, Quartet Berlin-Tokyo superb in their Bartók entries
Calgary Herald by Stephan Bonfield

August 30
Banff International String Quartet Competition returns with powerful Tesla, Verona Quartet performances
Calgary Herald by Stephan Bonfield

It's performance versus prize money for strings in Banff competition 
National Post by Colin Eatock

August 29
Afiara Quartet fuses classical and hip-hop elements 
Bow Valley Crag and Canyon by Daniel Katz

August 26
By the Numbers: Who knew you could win $150,000 playing in a quartet in Banff? 
Swerve by Bruce Weir  

August 25
The Afiara Quartet's "Spin Cycle" project 
CBC Radio The Homestretch 

7 things we're dying to hear at BISQC 2016
CBCMusic.ca/genres/classical by Robert Rowat 

Contact Us

For media inquiries about the competition and what we offer, please contact:

Jenny Spurr
Acting Director, Communications

jenny_spurr@banffcentre.ca 

403.763.6719

107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Box 1020, Stn. 43
Banff, Alberta
T1L 1H5 Canada