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Competition Schedule
Tuesday, August 31 — Preliminary Round 1 — Classical
10:30 a.m.
| Jupiter String Quartet (U.S.) | Haydn Quartet in D Major, Op. 76, No. 5 |
| Royal String Quartet (Poland) | Mozart Quartet in D Minor, K. 421 |
| Carmel Quartet (Israel) | Beethoven Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4 |
2 p.m.
| Quince Quartet (U.K.) | Beethoven Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4 |
| Fry Street Quartet (U.S.) | Beethoven Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5 |
| Penguin Quartet (Czech Republic) | Beethoven Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6 |
7:30 p.m.
| Tokai String Quartet (Canada) | Haydn Quartet in D Major, Op. 64, No.5 |
| Matangi Quartet (Holland) | Mozart Quartet K. 465 “Dissonant” |
| Alma Quartet (France) | Haydn Quartet in G Major, Op. 77, No. 1 |
| Ensō Quartet (U.S.) | Beethoven Quartet in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3. |
Wednesday, September 1 — Preliminary Round 2 — Romantic
10:30 a.m.
| Matangi Quartet (Holland) | Beethoven Quartet in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2 |
| Quince Quartet (U.K.) | Schumann Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1 |
| Tokai String Quartet (Canada) | Beethoven Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3 |
2 p.m.
| Alma Quartet (France) | Beethoven Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso” |
| Ensō Quartet (U.S.) | Schumann Quartet in A Major, Op. 41, No. 3 |
| Jupiter String Quartet (U.S.) | Beethoven Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131 |
7:30 p.m.
| Royal String Quartet (Poland) | Beethoven Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso” |
| Carmel Quartet (Israel) | Mendelssohn Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13 |
| Fry Street Quartet (U.S.) | Debussy Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10 |
| Penguin Quartet (Czech Republic) | Dvořák Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, “American” |
Thursday, September 2 — Preliminary Round 3 — 20th and 21st Century
10:30 a.m.
| Penguin Quartet (Czech Republic) | Bartók Quartet No. 2, Op. 17 |
| Fry Street Quartet (U.S.) | Ned Rorem Quartet No. 4 |
| Alma Quartet (France) | Janáček Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”. |
2 p.m.
| Carmel Quartet (Israel) | Bartók Quartet No. 2, Op. 17 |
| Ensō Quartet (U.S.) | Joan Tower Night Fields (1994) |
| Tokai String Quartet (Canada) | Shostakovich Quartet in C Minor, Op. 110, No. 8 |
7:30 p.m.
| Jupiter String Quartet (U.S.) | Bartók Quartet No. 2, Op. 17 |
| Royal String Quartet (Poland) | Shostakovich Quartet No. 7, Op. 108 |
| Matangi Quartet (Holland) | Bartók Quartet No. 6 |
| Quince Quartet (U.K.) | Britten Quartet in C Major, No. 2. |
Friday, September 3 — Preliminary Round 4 — Pièce de concert
The presentation of a new work in the form of a Pièce de concert is an important component of BISQC and as such, the ten quartets will perform the world premieres of Stewart Grant’s String Quartet No. 2 “Banff Variations” in this concert.
10:30 a.m.
| Tokai String Quartet (Canada) | |
| Alma Quartet (France) | |
| Jupiter String Quartet (U.S.) | |
| Carmel Quartet (Israel) | |
| Matangi Quartet (Holland) | |
| Ensō Quartet (U.S.) | |
| Quince Quartet (U.K.) | |
| Penguin Quartet (Czech Republic) | |
| Fry Street Quartet (U.S.) | |
| Royal String Quartet (Poland) |
Saturday, September 4 — Preliminary Round 5 — Classical
10:30 a.m.
| Ensō Quartet (U.S.) | Haydn Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 4 |
| Penguin Quartet (Czech Republic) | Mozart Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 428 |
| Quince Quartet (U.K.) | Haydn Quartet in D Major, Op. 33, No.6. |
2 p.m.
| Matangi Quartet (Holland) | Haydn Quartet in F Minor, Op. 20, No. 5 |
| Jupiter String Quartet (U.S.) | Mozart Quartet in C Major, K. 465, “Dissonant” |
| Royal String Quartet (Poland) | Haydn Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2 |
7:30 p.m.
| Fry Street Quartet (U.S.) | Haydn Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2 |
| Alma Quartet (France) | Mozart Quartet in D Minor, K. 421 |
| Tokai String Quartet (Canada) | Mozart Quartet in C Major, K. 465, “Dissonant” |
| Carmel Quartet (Israel) | Haydn Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 33, No. 2 |
Sunday, September 5 — Finals
7:30 p.m.
| Jupiter String Quartet (U.S.) | Mendelssohn Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13 |
| Ensō Quartet (U.S.) | Beethoven Quartet in C Sharp Minor, Op. 131 |
| Royal String Quartet (Poland) | Brahms Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 |
| Fry Street Quartet (U.S.) | Beethoven Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132 |
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