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The Cecilia String Quartet on Tour

The Cecilia String Quartet

The Cecilia String Quartet toured in Europe and North America in 2011.

In December the quartet worked on a recording contract with Analekta Records. Their debut recording, to be released in March 2012, will feature works by Antonín Dvořák, including Quartet Op.106 and a selection of Cypresses. Watch part of this recording:

For concert inquiries and bookings, please contact bisqc@banffcentre.ca

2012 tour dates

January 6
Winter Chamber Music Festival , Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
January 15
Masters Series Concert with John O’Conner, Mazzoleni Hall, Royal Conservatory of Toronto (2 p.m.)
January 29
Amici Chamber Ensemble, Toronto, with Lara St. John and Serouj Kradjian
January 31
Buffalo Chamber Music Society, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
February 9
Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Waterloo, Ontario
February 19
Wigmore Hall, London, UK
March 1–10
Joint tour with Georgy Tchaidze, First Laureate, Honens International Piano Competition (2009)
 
March 1 - Montreal
March 3 - Kingston
March 4 - Toronto
March 7 - New York
March 10 - Winnipeg
March 17
Almonte in Concert, Almonte, Ontario
March 18
Hudson Chamber Music Series, Hudson, QC
March 23
University of Toronto Master Class
March 24
Jeffery Concerts, London, Ontario
March 29
Women’s Musical Club of Toronto
April 1 –May 5
Jeunesses Musicales du Canada Tour of Eastern Canada

2011 tour dates

March 19
Utrecht (De Leeuwenbergh), The Netherlands
March 20
Eindhoven (Muziekcentrum Frits Philips), The Netherlands
March 23
Haarlem (Philharmonie Harrlem), The Netherlands
March 24
St. Truiden (Academiezaal Sint Truiden), Belgium
March 25
Naarden (Stadhuis Naarden), The Netherlands
March 27
Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), The Netherlands
March 29
Meran, Italy
March 31
Berlin (Konzerthaus), Germany
April 1
Bremen (Philharmonische Gesellschaft), Germany
April 3
Bonn (Beethoven-Haus), Germany
April 4
Nürnberg (Meistersingerhalle), Germany
April 6
Fulda, Germany
April 9
Wiesloch (Kunstfreunde), Germany
April 10
Ludwigshafen, Germany
May 21
Guelph, ON: Guelph Music Fest
May 26–28
Montreal, QC: Montreal Chamber Music Festival
June13–July 1
Banff Chamber Music Residency
June 17
CBC 75th Anniversary concert, Banff
June 30
Concert with Afiara String Quartet, Banff
July 2
Minnesota Beethoven Festival, Winona, Minnesota
July 7–8
Indiana University
July 16
Elora Festival Concert, Elora,Ontario
July 17–22
Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario
July 28–30
Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Ontario
July 31–August 7
Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute
August 5
Music Niagara Concert, Niagara, Ontario
August 14
McGill International String Quartet Academy
September 4
La Fête de la Musique, Mount Tremblant, Quebec
September 18
Lockport, Illinois
October 1
Colours of Music Festival with clarinettist Peter Stoll, Barrie, Ontario
October 4
Americas Society, New York
October 7–9
Kelowna Chamber Music and Wine Festival, BC
October 11–14
Music in the Morning, Vancouver, BC
October 16–17
Victoria Conservatory of Music, BC
October 18–23
Community Music Works, Providence, Rhode Island
October 24
Calgary Pro Musica, Alberta
October 27
The Banff Centre concert with Honens laureate Georgy Tchaidze
November 13
Hamilton, Ontario
December
Analekta recording project

The Cecilia Quartet began the first leg of their BISQC Winner’s Tour in spring 2011 in Europe. BISQC thanks Stichting Kamermuziek Nederland and Konzertdirektion Andrea Hampl for arranging the European portion of the winner's tour.

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.

For concert inquiries and bookings, please contact: bisqc@banffcentre.ca

BISQC Tour Media Resources