Justin Williams, Michelle Wood, Kristian Winther, and Lerida Delbridge of the TinAlley String Quartet in Banff.
Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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The TinAlley String Quartet at The Banff Centre.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Michelle Wood, Lerida Delbridge, Kristian Winther, Justin Williams (Australia)

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Lerida Delbridge (at left), Justin Williams, Michelle Wood, and Kristian Winther of the TinAlley String Quartet, Grand Prize winners of the 2007 Banff International String Quartet Competition.
Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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Valerie Li, David Samuel, Yuri Cho, Adrian Fung (Canada)

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Yuri Cho, David Samuel, Valerie Li, and Adrian Fung of the Afiara String Quartet at The Banff Centre.
Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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Yuri Cho, Adrian Fung, David Samuel, and Valerie Li of the Afiara String Quartet at The Banff Centre.
Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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Amit Even-Tov, Gershon Gerchikov, Alexandra Kazovsky, Sergey Tarashchansky (Israel/U.S.)
Credit: Susan Wilson

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Alexandra Kazovsky, Sergey Taraschansky, Amit Even-Tov, and Gershon Gerchikov of the Ariel String Quartet in Banff.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Gershon Gerchikov and Alexandra Kazovsky of the Ariel String Quartet at The Banff Centre.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Gillian Gallagher, Amy Schroeder, Andrew Yee, Keiko Tokunaga (United States)

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Keiko Tokunaga and Andrew Yee of the Attacca Quartet in Banff.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Gillian Gallagher, Keiko Tokunaga, Andrew Yee, Amy Schroeder of the Attacca Quartet at The Banff Centre.
Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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Earl Lee, Amy Lee, Yura Lee, Jonathan Vinocour (United States)

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Earl Lee, Yura Lee, Amy Lee, and Jonathan Vinocour of the Koryo String Quartet at The Banff Centre.
Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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Amy Lee, Yura Lee, Earl Lee, and Jonathan Vinocour of the Koryo String Quartet in Banff.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Quirine Scheffers, Sidonie Riha, Joachim Eijlander, Roeland Jagers (The Netherlands)

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Anna Snezhina, Ksenia Zhuleva, Anna Yanchishina, Alexandra Negodaeva. (Russia)

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Anna Snezhina, Alexandra Negodaeva, Anna Yanchishina, and Ksenia Zhuleva of Rusquartet in Banff.
Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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Ksenia Zhuleva of Rusquartet on the stage of the Eric Harvie Theatre at The Banff Centre.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Malin William-Olsson, Ida Lorenzen, Sanna Ripatti, Juliane von Hahn (Denmark)

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Juliane von Hahn, Malin William-Olsson, Ida Lorenzen, and Sanna Ripatti of the Talisker Quartet at The Banff Centre.
Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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Malin William-Olsson, Ida Lorenzen, Juliane von Hahn, and Sanna Ripatti of the Talisker Quartet in Banff.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Csaba Koczo, Rafael Hoekman, Amanda Goodburn, Yosef Tamir-Smirnoff (Canada)

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Rafael Hoekman, Csaba Koczo, Yosef Tamir-Smirnoff, and Amanda Goodburn of the Tokai String Quartet, at The Banff Centre.
Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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Yosef Tamir-Smirnoff and Rafael Hoekman of the Tokai String Quartet at The Banff Centre.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Petr Holman, Vladimír Fortin, Frantisek Souček, Petr Střízek (Czech Republic)

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Petr Střízek, Vladimír Fortin, Petr Homan, and Frantisek Souček of the Zemlinsky Quartet in Banff.
Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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Petr Střízek, Frantisek Souček, Vladimír Fortin, and Petr Holman of the Zemlinsky Quartet at The Banff Centre.

Credit: Shawna Wheatley

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The Jasper Quartet, (l to r: J Freivogel, Sae Niwa, Rachel Henderson, and Sam Quintal) are recipients of the Melba and Orville Rollefson Residency for the Banff International String Quartet Competition.

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The Jasper Quartet performs on the summit of Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park as part of the Quartet in the Community program.

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The Jasper Quartet plays as part of the Quartet in the Community program on the top of Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park.
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The Jasper Quartet plays as part of the Quartet in the Community program on the shore of Banff's Lake Minnewanka.

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J Freivogel (at left), Sae Niwa, Rachel Henderson, and Sam Quintal of the Jasper Quartet
Credit: Don Lee

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Sam Quintal (at left), J Freivogel, Sae Niwa, and Rachel Henderson of the Jasper Quartet
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The 9th Banff International String Quartet Competition, August 28 – September 2, 2007 at The Banff Centre.

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A highly anticipated triennial event — the Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC) is one of the leading international music competitions.

Photo: Tara Nicholson

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Barry Shiffman, director of BISQC and music programs at The Banff Centre

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Guest lecturer John Largess of the Miró Quartet.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Composer Kelly-Marie Murphy, whose work Dark Energy was composed for the 2007 Banff International String Quartet Competition, discusses the piece with BISQC director Barry Shiffman.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Guest commentator Geoff Nuttall of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, with CBC broadcaster Katherine Duncan, during the broadcast of BISQC on CBC Radio Two from The Banff Centre's Eric Harvie Theatre.
Credit: Donald Lee

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The Jasper Quartet (J Freivogel, Sae Niwa, Rachel Henderson, and Sam Quintal) perform on air for CBC Radio Two from the 2007 Banff International String Quartet Competition.
Credit: Donald Lee

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Phillip Ying, president of Chamber Music America, presents a lecture to the resident audience at the 2007 Banff International String Quartet Competition.
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Phillip Ying
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Guest lecturer John Largess of the Miró Quartet presents to the BISQC audience with members of the Jasper Quartet: J Freivogel, Sae Niwa, Rachel Henderson, and Sam Quintal.
Credit: Donald Lee

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John Largess delivers a lively lecture at the 2004 competition.

Photo: Don Lee

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Ara Guzelimian Lecture

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