Formed at the Montreal Conservatory, the Andara Quartet won the first prize at the Pierre-de-Saurel Classical Music Competition. The musicians have participated in several international internships such as the SLSQ Chamber Music Seminar in Stanford, California, the Pablo Casals Festival Academy in France, and the chamber music training at the Banff Center for the Arts
The Andara Quartet studied with numerous musicians such as Mark Steinberg, Barry Shiffman, Michael Kannen, Johannes Meissl, Denis Brott, Cuarteto Quiroga, St Lawrence Quartet and Shanghai Quartet.