The Banff Centre bisqc  
 

Competitors

Penguin Quartet

Prague, Czech Republic

František Souček, violin
Petr Střízek, violin
Petr Holman, viola
Vladimír Fortin, cello

Penguin Quartetv

Petr Holman, Petr Střízek, Vladimír Fortin, Frantisek Souček

In 2003, the Penguin Quartet produced its first CD containing works by famous Czech composers, and won the International Forum of Young Performers New Talent 2003 competition organized as part of the 39th Bratislava Music Festival (Slovak Republic). In March 2004 the Penguin Quartet became a finalist at the 2004 Concert Artists Guild International Competition in New York. The Penquin Quartet competed in the 2001 BISQC.

Performance schedule

TuesdayBeethoven Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
WednesdayDvořák Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, “American”
ThursdayBartok Quartet No. 2, Op. 17
FridayStewart Grant, String Quartet No. 2, “Banff Variations”
SaturdayMozart Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 428
 

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