Competitors Announced for 15^th Triennial Banff International String Quartet Competition

Ten of the world’s finest quartets from Europe, Asia, and North America will congregate at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta, Canada from August 25-31, 2025, to compete for the grand prize.

BANFF, AB, April 30, 2025 – Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is thrilled to announce the ten talented quartets to compete in the 2025 Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC). Held every three years in the Rocky Mountains of Canada’s Banff National Park, on Banff Centre’s campus in Banff, Alberta, BISQC’s grand prize awards the top quartet with residencies, performance opportunities, and a financial award, together worth over $500,000. Competitors in the 15^th Banff International String Quartet Competition will travel to Banff from August 25-31, 2025, from their home bases in Asia, Europe, and North America, with players hailing from 14 different countries.

The ten competing quartets will be (in alphabetical order):



Arete Quartet – Based in Seoul, South Korea

Cong Quartet – Based in Hong Kong, China

Quatuor Elmire – Based in Paris, France

Quartett HANA – Based in Munich, Germany

Quartet KAIRI – Based in Salzburg, Austria

Quatuor Magenta – Based in Paris, France

Myriade String Quartet – Based in Montreal, Canada

Nerida Quartet – Based in Bremen, Germany

Poiesis Quartet – Based in Cincinnati, United States of America

Viatores Quartet – Based in Berlin, Germany

Find out more about the competing quartets at banffcentre.ca.

Further information:

Milina Barry PR

212.420.0200

mbprnews@gmail.com