VC LIVE | 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition [LIVE]

Watch the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition live on The Violin Channel – direct from Banff, Alberta, Canada

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August 31, 2019

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Watch the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition live on The Violin Channel – direct from Banff, Alberta, Canada

Watch the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition live on The Violin Channel – direct from Banff, Alberta, Canada.

2019 BANFF INTERNATIONAL STRING QUARTET COMPETITION

FINAL ROUND

LIVE FROM THE BANFF CENTRE FOR ARTS AND CREATIVITY

SUNDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER, 2019 - 2PM

Callisto Quartet
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor Op. 59 No. 2

Marmen Quartet
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor Op. 131

Viano String Quartet
- Beethoven String Quartet No. 9 in C Major Op. 59 No. 3

Open to string quartets with all members under the age of 35, the 1st prize winning ensemble will today 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.

The 2019 competition jury comprises: 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.