Banff International String Quartet Competition

Photo by Jake Dyson. Courtesy of Banff Lake Louise Tourism

Friends and I made plans to watch the Banff International String Quartet Competition, which is streamed, and then try to chat about the performances on a more-or-less daily basis. We are on different coasts and Banff is in between, so some flexibility is required.

If you'd like to watch nine outstanding quartets in varied repertory, all free, it's easy enough to do. (A tenth quartet withdrew.)

• The Violin Channel is streaming the concerts.
• The programs are slightly hidden on the BISQC web site under Buy Tickets. The listing for the concert that's on right now (it's intermission between the Quartett HANA and Quatuor Elmire) is here. The overall schedule page is here.