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2019 BANFF INTERNATIONAL STRING QUARTET COMPETITION
SCHUBERT PLUS ROUND
LIVE FROM THE BANFF CENTRE FOR ARTS AND CREATIVITY
SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST, 2019 – 10AM
- Ruisi Quartet
- Henry Purcell – ‘Fantasias in Four Parts’
- Stravinsky – Three Pieces for String Quartet
- Schubert – ‘Death and the Maiden’ String Quartet No. 14 – Allegro
- Ulysses Quartet
- Schubert String Quartet No. 15 in G Major – Allegro molto moderato
- Shostakovich String Quartet No. 10 in A-Flat Major – Adagio
- Pavel Haas – ‘From the Monkey Mountains’ String Quartet No. 2 – Landscape (Andante)
- Eliot Quartett
- Schubert – ‘Death and the Maiden’ String Quartet No. 14 – Allegro
- Prokofiev String Quartet No. 2 in F Major – Adagio & Allegro
SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST, 2019 – 2PM
- Viano String Quartet
- Thomas Adès – ‘The Four Quarters’
- Schubert String Quartet No. 15 in G Major – Allegro molto moderato
- Callisto Quartet
- Schubert – ‘Death and the Maiden’ String Quartet No. 14 – Allegro
- Thomas Adès – ‘The Four Quarters’ – Serenade: Morning Dew
- Bartok String Quartet No. 6 – Mesto & Burletta
- Ravel String Quartet in F Major – Vif et agite
- Marmen Quartet
- Salvatore Sciarrino String Quartet No. 7
- Schubert String Quartet No. 15 in G Major – Allegro molto moderato
- Vera Quartet
- Schubert – ‘Death and the Maiden’ String Quartet No. 14 – Allegro
- Schnittke String Quartet No. 3 – Andante
- Lera Auerbach – ‘Sonnet’ for String Quartet No.3 – Si vis pacem, para bellum
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor – Larghetto espressivo, Allegretto agitato & Allegro
SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST, 2019 – 7.30PM
- Quatuor Agate
- Schubert – ‘Death and the Maiden’ String Quartet No. 14 – Allegro
- Haydn String Quartet in C Major – Adagio
- Wolfgang Rihm String Quartet No. 2 – Adagio
- Omer Quartet
- Webern – ‘Six Bagatelles’ for String Quartet
- Schumann String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor – Adagio
- György Kurtág – ‘Aus des Ferne III’
- Schubert String Quartet No. 15 in G Major – Allegro molto moderato
- Quatuor Elmire
- Schubert – ‘Death and the Maiden’ String Quartet No. 14 – Allegro
- Henri Dutilleux – ‘Ainsi la nuit’
Open to string quartets with all members under the age of 35, the 1st prize winning ensemble will receive CAD $25,000 – plus a number of mentorship and international performance opportunities, including a two year paid residency at the Meadows School of the Arts at the Southern Methodist University.
“It’s always a huge joy to see these young musicians succeed and see their careers take flight at Banff Centre,” Competition Executive Director, Barry Shiffman has told The Violin Channel.
“Our winners are being showcased by many of the leading arts organizations around the world … the Banff International String Quartet Competition is like the Olympics of chamber music, we can hardly wait to welcome these wonderful artists to Banff,” he has said.
The 2019 competition jury will comprise: Gillian Ansell, Martin Beaver, Adrian Fung, David Harrington, Nobuko Imai, Philip Setzer and Ursula Smith.
Previous 1st prize winners include the Cecilia String Quartet, Rolston String Quartet – and the VC Artist Dover Quartet.
As the competition’s official 2019 international media partner, The Violin Channel will be providing streaming coverage – live from all venues.
Join us backstage.
RECITAL ROUND
CALLISTO QUARTET | OPENING ROUND RECITAL
OMER QUARTET | OPENING ROUND RECITAL
QUATUOR ELMIRE | OPENING ROUND RECITAL
ULYSSES QUARTET | OPENING ROUND RECITAL
VERA QUARTET | OPENING ROUND RECITAL
VIANO STRING QUARTET | OPENING ROUND RECITAL
ELIOT QUARTETT | OPENING ROUND RECITAL
RUISI QUARTET | OPENING ROUND RECITAL
MARMEN QUARTET | OPENING ROUND RECITAL
QUATUOR AGATE | OPENING ROUND RECITAL
ROMANTIC ROUND
VERA QUARTET & QUATUOR ELMIRE | ROMANTIC ROUND RECITALS
VIANO STRING QUARTET | ROMANTIC ROUND RECITAL
MARMEN QUARTET & OMER QUARTET | ROMANTIC ROUND RECITALS
QUATUOR AGATE & RUISI QUARTET | ROMANTIC ROUND RECITALS
ELIOT QUARTET & ULYSSES QUARTET | ROMANTIC ROUND RECITALS
CALLISTO QUARTET | ROMANTIC ROUND RECITAL
CANADIAN COMMISSION ROUND
OMER QUARTET, CALLISTO QUARTET, RUISI QUARTET, ULYSSES QUARTET & QUATUOR AGATE | CANADIAN COMMISSION ROUND
VIANO STRING QUARTET, MARMEN QUARTET, VERA QUARTET, QUATUOR ELMIRE & ELIOT QUARTETT | CANADIAN COMMISSION ROUND
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