Event Description
Join us in Banff for BISQFest, September 3–6, 2026!
This intimate weekend concert experience offers beautifully curated opportunities to hear laureates from the competitions in unique collaborations with other world-renowned musicians.
BISQFest 2026 features an exceptional lineup, including Calgary-born pianist and Banff Centre alumnus Jan Lisiecki with the Banff Festival Orchestra, Grammy Award-winning cellist Steven Isserlis, BISQC laureates Afiara Quartet (2016) and Opus13 (2022), and the Dalí Quartet.
World-renowned Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in c with the Banff Festival Orchestra, alongside a special string orchestra performance of Schubert’s Death and the Maiden.
Program
Afiara Quartet
Dali Quartet
Opus13
Jonathan Crow, violin
Livia Sohn, violin
Barry Shiffman, violin
Yolanda Bruno, violin
Anna Štube, violin
Solana Frebold, violin
Leslie Ashworth, viola
Sabina Sandvoss, cello
Jeremy McCoy, bass
Hilda Cowie, bass
FRANZ SCHUBERT: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
Jan Lisiecki, piano
Banff Festival Orchestra
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Program is subject to change
In-Person Event
Fri. September 4th + Add to Calendar
Jenny Belzberg Theatre
8:00pm
$85-115
