MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Music & the Arts

Sharing the Spotlight: The Isidore Quartet at Honens 2025

The Isidore Quartet at Honens: Adrian Steele, Phoenix Avalon, Joshua McClendon and Devin Moore, with finalist Carter Johnson in the centre; photo: Jorge Gustavo Elias

–> Follow the final round and announcement of awards starting at 7pm MDT on the Honens livestream here.

Tonight is the final round at the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition. I spoke with violinist Phoenix Avalon of the Isidore String Quartet about the experience of partnering with each of the three finalists in last night’s first round of the finals. Here’s my interview for The Strad:

For a string quartet, sharing the spotlight with fellow chamber musicians is second nature – but not usually in circumstances like this. The New York City-based Isidore Quartet took the stage last night (23 October) for the chamber-music final of the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition, held at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in the Werklund Centre, downtown Calgary, Alberta. ..

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