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.
Canadian artists Jan Lisiecki (piano) and Jonathan Crow (violin) perform Beethoven’s Spring Sonata, alongside additional performances by BISQFest artists.
Program
Livia Sohn
MARK APPLEBAUM: More or Less for pre-recorded and live violin
Jonathan Crow, violin
Jan Lisiecki, piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 ‘Spring’
Opus13
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3
Program is subject to change
In-Person Event
Sun. September 6th + Add to Calendar
Jenny Belzberg Theatre
8:00pm
$64
