Festival Finale: Barry Shiffman, Steven Isserlis and Banff Festival Strings

Festival Finale: Barry Shiffman, Steven Isserlis and Banff Festival Strings, located in Banff in the Canadian Rockies, offers an intimate chamber music evening that rewards listeners with rich, close-up performances. The festival finale unites BISQFest Director and violist Barry Shiffman with Grammy Award-winning cellist Steven Isserlis and the Banff Festival Strings for a thoughtfully curated program. Audiences hear Osvaldo Golijov’s Tintype with Shiffman and the Afiara Quartet, followed by Maurice Ravel’s Deux mélodies hébraïques with Isserlis and the Banff Festival Strings. The concert closes with Johannes Brahms’ String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36, featuring Shiffman, cellist Daniel Thorell, and the Afiara Quartet. As part of the Banff International String Quartet Festival, this $75 performance showcases BISQC laureates in special collaborations with world-renowned artists, creating a focused weekend experience for chamber music enthusiasts.