• Most Respected Classical Music Platform
  • #classicalForever
TOP
LIVESTREAM

VC LIVE | Banff String Quartet Festival Presents: Isidore String Quartet

Tune in on October 3 at 6pm (ET) featuring the award-winning quartet with Andy Milne, James Ehnes, and Edward Arron

calendar_monthThursday October 3rd, 2024 06:00pm SET REMINDER add_alert
HOSTED BY: Banff Center International String Quartet Festival
Banff, Canada

Tune in on October 3 at 6pm (ET) featuring the award-winning quartet with Andy Milne, James Ehnes, and Edward Arron

We're coming to you from Banff, Canada, for a concert from the Banff String Quartet Festival featuring the Isidore String Quartet, who is joined by composer and pianist Andy Milne, violist James Ehnes, and cellist Edward Arron.

The Banff International String Quartet Festival (BISQFest) was founded in 2017, following the success of the triennial Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC).

Led by its director Barry Shiffman, BISQC 2024 was held across three days from August 30 to September 1, 2024, at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in the Rocky Mountains of Banff, Alberta.

The immersive event will comprise live concerts, artists’ talks with Time’s Echo author Jeremy Eichler, and masterclasses with violinist James Ehnes.

Featured performers at BISQFest 2024 include Barry Shiffman, James Ehnes, Ehnes Quartet, VC Artist Isidore String Quartet, VC Artist Viano Quartet, Cheng² Duo, Israeli Chamber Project, Andy Milne, Jeremy Eichle, Adrian Fung, Robert Uchida, and David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet.

Program

Erwin Schulhoff

Five Pieces for String Quartet

Viennese Waltz
Serenade
Czech folk music
Tango
Tarantella

Andy Milne (World Premiere)

Chimeric Reveries

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Souvenir de Florence for Strings, Op. 70

Allegro con spirito
Adagio cantabile e con moto
Allegretto moderato
Allegro con brio e vivace

upcoming events

june 2025

14junAll Day29Sendai International Piano Competition(All Day) Hitachi Systems Hall Sendai (Sendai City Youth Cultural Center), 3-27-5, Asahigaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Pref., 981-0904, JapanEvent Type :competitions Event Tagscompetition,piano

july 2025

11julAll Day25Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition(All Day) Harbin Grand Theatre, China, Heilongjiang, Harbin, Songbei District, 滨水大道 邮政编码: 150010Event Type :competitions Event TagsAlice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition,competition

CONTACT US
x

Get ALL your latest classical music news conveniently by EMAIL

Free – and trusted by 2 million+ readers monthly