Banff International String Quartet Festival: Opening Night

Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani presents the Canadian premiere of a newly commissioned work by Gavin Bryars, along with a work by composer-in-residence Mark Applebaum and performance with Afiara Quartet.

Program
Livia Sohn, violin
Hao Zhou, violin
Barry Shiffman, viola
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK :Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74 (1887)

Afiara Quartet
Mahan Estafani, harpsichord
GAVIN BRYARS: Harpsichord Quintet

Intermission

Mahan Estafani, harpsichord
MARK APPLEBAUM: October, 1582

Program is subject to change

Event Artists

Mahan Esfahani, Afiara Quartet & Mark Applebaum

Banff International String Quartet Festival: Opening Night | Afiara Quartet with Mahan Esfahani

Date/Time
Thursday, September 3, 2026
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Location
Banff Centre
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Banff, AB
Canada, T1L 1H5

Price
$75

Phone
403-762-6301

Website
https://www.banffcentre.ca/events/banff-centre-international-string-quartet-festival/opening-night-afiara-quartet-mahan?event_timestamp=2026-09-03T19:30:00

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Banff International String Quartet Festival: Opening Night | Afiara Quartet with Mahan Esfahani

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