Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC)

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RBC Foundation

Presenting Sponsor of the Alumni Gala Concert

Kun

Lecture Series Supported by

B&E Electronics

Official Calgary Airport Shuttle Service

Banff Airporter

Media Sponsors

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BISQC Tour Media Resources

Contact

Jill Sawyer
Media & Communications Officer
The Banff Centre
jill_sawyer@banffcentre.ca
403.762.6475

Downloadable Audio Files

Cecilia String Quartet performs Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet No. 26 in G minor, Op. 20 No. 3, recorded live in Berlin (Konzerthaus), Germany, March 2011: Download (right-click on the link).

Cecilia String Quartet press kit

Available on the Cecilia String Quartet web site.

Quartet Biographies

Cecilia String Quartet biography: PDF   Word doc

Cecilia String Quartet short biography: PDF   Word doc

The Cecilia String Quartet’s concert tour is funded in part by The Banff Centre, through the Freeze Family Career Development Fund of The Banff International String Quartet Competition, sponsored by RBC.

Media Images

Cecilia String Quartet. Min-Jeong Koh, violin; Sarah Nematallah, violin; Caitlin Boyle, viola, Rachel Desoer, cello.
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Cecilia String Quartet

Cecilia String Quartet
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Cecilia String Quartet

Cecilia String Quartet
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Cecilia String Quartet

The 2010 Banff International String Quartet Competition took place in Banff, Canada. Photo: Banff Lake Louise Tourism.
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Banff Avenue

The Banff International String Quartet Competition is set at The Banff Centre, in Banff National Park.
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View from SBB

The BISQC competition jury will assess every quartet performance, over six days.
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Judges
BISQC Media Releases

Banff International String Quartet Competition Winner’s Tour sends Cecilia String Quartet across North America

If it’s Tuesday, this must be Italy: Banff International String Quartet Competition winner’s tour sends Cecilia String Quartet across Europe

Cecilia String Quartet wins first prize at the 2010 Banff International String Quartet Competition

Three finalists announced in 2010 Banff International String Quartet Competition

Banff International String Quartet Competition announces 2010 quartets

2010 BISQC Quartets (MS Word document)