Tenth London International String Quartet Competition
Final, Sunday 9 April 2006 at Wigmore Hall
Programme Order
| Sacconi Quartet | Britten: Quartet No 2 in C major, Op 36 |
| Formosa Quartet | Debussy: Quartet Op 10 |
| Interval | |
| Carducci String Quartet | Shostakovich: Quartet No 9 in Eb major Op 117 |
| Zemlinsky Quartet | Dvorak: Quartet No 14 in Ab major Op 105 |
The main prizes were awarded as follows:
- First Prize: Formosa Quartet
- Second Prize: Sacconi Quartet
- Third Prize: Zemlinsky Quartet
- Special Commendation: Carducci String Quartet
The special prizes were awarded as follows:
Esterhazy Prize for the best performance of a Haydn quartet in the Preliminary Round:
Sacconi Quartet
Amadeus Prize for the best performance of a Mozart quartet in the Preliminary Round:
Formosa Quartet
The Sidney Griller Award for the best performance of the three compulsory pieces in the Preliminary Round (Wolf, Webern, Kurtag):
Sacconi Quartet
Audience Prize (voted for by the audience at the Final):
Zemlinsky Quartet
Semi-final, Saturday 8 April 2006 at Wigmore Hall
Programme Order
Semi-final 1, 2.00pm
| Enso String Quartet | Beethoven: Op. 59 No 1 |
| Zemlinsky Quartet | Beethoven: Op 95, ‘Serioso’ |
| Sacconi Quartet | Beethoven: Op 59 No 2 |
Semi-final 2, 7.00pm
| Carducci String Quartet | Beethoven: Op 59 No 2 |
| Navarra Quartet | Beethoven: Op 132 |
| Formosa Quartet | Beethoven: Op 59 No 1 |