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Banff International String Quartet Competition
Overview
A triennial international competition for professional string quartets held at the Banff Centre in the Canadian Rockies. It combines public competition rounds with residency, mentoring and a commissioned Canadian work.
- Organiser
- Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
- Instruments
- String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)
- Category
- Violin in chamber music, Viola in chamber music, Cello in chamber music, String quartet
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Not published on the official pages we could check.Rounds & time limits
Not published on the official pages we could check.Repertoire
Not published on the official pages we could check.Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
Not published on the official pages we could check.Past editions
- 2025 — Banff, Alberta, Canada source
First Prize: Poiesis Quartet
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source