VC LIVE | 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition
Tune in on August 29 - September 4 here on The Violin Channel for the 2022 Banff Centre International String Quartet Competition
Tune in on August 29 - September 4 here on The Violin Channel for the 2022 Banff Centre International String Quartet Competition
We’re coming to you live from the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta, Canada this afternoon for the Final Round of the 2022 Banff International String Quartet Competition.
Today’s Final features the Opus13 String Quartet performing Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 in B♭ major, Op. 130, Balourdet Quartet performing Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 131 and the Isidore String Quartet performing Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132.
Today’s first prize-winning ensemble will receive a custom-designed three-year artistic and career development program valued at more than $200,000 CAD
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4 | 4:00 PM (ET)
CONCERT 13: COMPETITION FINALS
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Opus 13 (Norway/Sweden)
- Beethoven | String Quartet No. 13 in B♭ Major, Op. 130
Balourdet Quartet (USA)
- Beethoven | String Quartet No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 131
Intermission
Isidore String Quartet (USA)
- Beethoven | String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Established in 1983 as part of Banff Centre’s 50th anniversary, BISQC is held once every three years. Directed by Barry Shiffman, this year's edition will be the first presentation in Banff Centre's newly revitalized Jenny Belzberg Theatre.
"The family of artists connected to BISQC runs very deep. From the winners, our network includes such ensembles as the Dover, Miro, Viano, Marmen, St. Lawrence. Other prize winners include the Hagen, Calidore, Ying, Mandelring, Kuss gropus, and countless others. The international quartet community is tightly connected to Banff," Competition Director Barry Shiffman this week told The Violin Channel.
Open to string quartets with all members under the age of 35, the competition's first prize laureates will receive a custom-designed three-year artistic and career development program. This includes the Southern Methodist University Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence Prize, a two-year paid residency worth $200,000 CAD, as well as an Esterházy Foundation Residency with concerts at Haydn Hall in Eisenstadt and the Lucerne Festival.
This year's jury features: James Ehnes, Barnabas Kelemen, Juan-Miguel Hernandez, Catherine Manson, Karoly Schranz, Sung-Won Yang and Calidore Quartet cellist, VC Artist Estelle Choi.
MONDAY AUGUST 29 | 4:00 PM (ET)
CONCERT 1: 21ST CENTURY HAYDN ROUND
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Abeo Quartet (USA)
- Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2
- Billy Childs | String Quartet No. 2, Awakening
Intermission
Opus13 (Norway/Sweden)
- Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2
- Andrea Tarrodi | String Quartet No. 2, Madárdal
MONDAY AUGUST 29 | 9:30 PM (ET)
CONCERT 2: 21ST CENTURY HAYDN ROUND
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Dior Quartet (Israel/USA/Korea-Canada/St. Lucia)
- Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in C Major, Op. 74 No. 1
- Kevin Lau | String Quartet No. 3
Intermission
Balourdet Quartet (USA)
- Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in D Major, Op. 76 No. 5
- Derek Bermel | Intonations
TUESDAY AUGUST 30 | 12:30 PM (ET)
CONCERT 3: 21ST CENTURY HAYDN ROUND
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Karski Quartet (Belgium/Poland)
- Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in G Major, Op. 76. No. 1
- Prach Boondiskulchok | Ritus
Intermission
Terra String Quartet (USA/Venezuela/Iceland/Australia)
- Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77 No. 1
- Vivian Fung | String Quartet No. 4, Insects and Machines
TUESDAY AUGUST 30 | 4:00 PM (ET)
CONCERT 4: 21ST CENTURY HAYDN ROUND
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Isidore String Quartet (USA)
- Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2
- Billy Childs | String Quartet No. 2 Awakening
TUESDAY AUGUST 30 | 9:30 PM (ET)
CONCERT 5: 21ST CENTURY HAYDN ROUND
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Quatour Agate (France)
- Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2
- Corentin Apparailly: Athanor String Quartet
Intermission
Animato Kwartet (The Netherlands/Norway)
- Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 33 No. 1
- Pascal Dusapin | String Quartet No. 5
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31 | 4:00 PM (ET)
CONCERT 6: ROMANTIC ROUND
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Three quartets perform a complete quartet from the romantic or nationalistic repertoire.
Karski Quartet (Belgium/Poland)
- Felix Mendelssohn | Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
Balourdet Quartet (USA)
- Johannes Brahms | String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51
Intermission
Terra String Quartet (USA/Venezuela/Iceland/Australia)
- Claude Debussy | String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31 | 9:30 PM (ET)
CONCERT 7: ROMANTIC ROUND
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Opus13 (Norway/Sweden)
- Johannes Brahms | String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51
Abeo Quartet (USA)
- Felix Mendelssohn | String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13
Intermission
Animato Kwartet (The Netherlands/Norway)
- Robert Schumann | String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1 | 12:00 PM (ET)
CONCERT 8: ROMANTIC ROUND
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Quatuor Agate (France)
- Maurice Ravel | String Quartet in F Major
Dior Quartet (Israel/USA/Korea-Canada/St. Lucia)
- Antonin Dvořák | String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106
Intermission
Isidore String Quartet (USA)
- Johannes Brahms | String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2 | 12:00 PM (ET)
CONCERT 9: CANADIAN COMMISSION
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
All nine quartets perform the world premiere of "The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini" for String Quartet by Dinuk Wijeratne.
Animato Kwartet (The Netherlands/Norway)
Quatuor Agate (France)
Isidore String Quartet (USA)
Opus13 (Norway/Sweden)
Balourdet Quartet (USA)
Intermission
Abeo Quartet (USA)
Karski Quartet (Belgium/Poland)
Dior Quartet (Israel/USA/Korea-Canada/St. Lucia)
Terra String Quartet (USA/Venezuela/Iceland/Australia)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3 | 12:30 PM (ET)
CONCERT 10: RECITAL AD-LIB
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Three quartets perform up to 35 minutes programmed with a repertoire of the Quartet's choosing. This round may include full works or single movements.
Abeo Quartet (USA)
- W.A. Mozart | String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K 465 – Adagio-Allegro, Andante cantabile
- Dmitri Shostakovich | String Quartet No. 3 in F minor, Op. 73
Animato Kwartet (The Netherlands/Norway)
- Anton Webern | Funf Satze fur Streichquartett, Op. 5
- Béla Bartók | String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40
Intermission
Balourdet Quartet (USA)
- Hugo Wolf | Italian Serenade
- Béla Bartók | String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3 | 4:00 PM (ET)
CONCERT 11: RECITAL AD-LIB
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Quatuor Agate (France)
- Anton Webern | Langsamer Satz
- György Ligeti | String Quartet No. 1, Métamorphoses nocturnes
- Robert Schumann | Gesange der Fruhe - Im ruhigen Tempo
Dior Quartet (Israel/USA/Korea-Canada/St. Lucia)
- Kevin Puts | Credo for String Quartet - The violin Guru of Katonah, Infrastructure
- Aviya Kopelman | Widows & Lovers - Black Widow
- Soo Yeon Lyuh | Yessori - Sound from the Past
- Eleanor Alberga | String Quartet No 1 - Frantically Driven Yet Playful
Intermission
Karski Quartet (Belguim/Poland)
- Grażyna Bacewicz | String Quartet No. 4 – Allegro Moderato
- Claude Debussy | String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
- Lennon-McCartney | Come Together (arr. for string quartet by Quatuor Ébène, transcr. Bruno Silva)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3 | 9:30 PM (ET)
CONCERT 12: RECITAL AD-LIB
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Isidore String Quartet (USA)
- Johann Sebastian Bach | Art of the Fugue - Fugue 1
- Béla Bartók | String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40
Terra String Quartet (USA/Venezuela/Iceland/Australia)
- Henry Purcell | Chacony in G minor for String Quartet arranged by Benjamin Britten
- Benjamin Britten | String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, Op. 36
Intermission
Opus13 (Norway/Sweden)
- Thomas Ades | Arcadiana, Op. 12
Edvard Grieg | String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27 – Un poco andante – Allegro molto ed agitato
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4 | 4:00 PM (ET)
CONCERT 13: COMPETITION FINALS
JENNY BELZBERG THEATRE | BANFF, CANADA
Opus 13 (Norway/Sweden)
- Beethoven | String Quartet No. 13 in B♭ Major, Op. 130
Balourdet Quartet (USA)
- Beethoven | String Quartet No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 131
Intermission
Isidore String Quartet (USA)
- Beethoven | String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
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