BISQC Past Winners

2007

1st place — TinAlley String Quartet (Australia)
2nd place — Zemlinksy Quartet (Czech Republic)
3rd place — Ariel Quartet (U.S./Israel )
4th place —Tokai Quartet (Canada)

2004

1st Place — Jupiter Quartet (U.S.)
2nd Place — Ensō Quartet (U.S.)
3rd Place — Royal String Quartet (Poland)
4th Place — Fry Street Quartet (U.S.)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Stewart Grant, String Quartet No. 2, Banff Variations): Ensō Quartet

Székely Prize: Jupiter String Quartet

2001

1st Place — Daedalus Quartet (U.S.)
2nd Place — Kuss Quartet (Germany)
3rd Place — Delancey Quartet (U.S.)
4th Place — Quatuor Satie (France)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (John Estacio, Test Run): Daedalus Quartet

Székely Prize: Daedalus Quartet

1998

1st Place — Miró Quartet (U.S.)
2nd Place — Castagneri Quartet (France)
3rd Place — Belcea Quartet (United Kingdom)
4th Place — Avalon Quartet (United States)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Chan Ka Nin, String Quartet No. 3): Miró

1995

1st Place — Amernet Quartet (U.S.)
2nd Place — Everest Quartet (U.S.)
3rd Place — Henschel Quartett (Germany)
4th Place — Montclaire Quartet (U.S.)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Heather Ann Schmidt, Phantoms): Henschel Quartett (Germany)

1992

1st Place — St. Lawrence String Quartet (Canada)
2nd Place — Ying Quartet (U.S.)
3rd Place — Amati Quartet (Switzerland)
4th Place — Mandelring Quartet (Germany)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Marjan Mozetich, Lament in the Trampled Garden): St. Lawrence String Quartet (Canada)

1989

1st Place — Quatuor Manfred (France)
2nd Place — Cassatt Quartet (U.S.)
3rd Place — Keller Quartet (Hungary)
4th Place — Brindisi Quartet (England)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Allan Bell, Arche II): Cassatt Quartet

1986

1st Place — Franciscan Quartet (U.S.)
2nd Place — Carmina Quartet (Switzerland)
3rd Place — Lark Quartet (U.S.)
4th Place — Cavani Quartet (U.S.)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (John Hawkins, Three Archetypes): Quatuor Parisii (France)

1983

1st Place — Colorado Quartet (U.S.)
2nd Place — Hagen Quartet (Austria)
3rd Place — Lydian Quartet (U.S.)
4th Place — Mendelssohn Quartet (U.S.)
5th Place — Eder Quartet (Hungary)

Best performance of the piéce de concert (Harry Somers, Movement for String Quartets): Lydian Quartet