The Callisto Ensemble
Stefan Hersh, violin
Robert Waters, violin
Roger Chase, viola
Julian Hersh, cello
Program for May 18, 2008
Ravel: Duo for Violin and Cello
Kodaly: Serenade for Two Violins and Viola
Brahms: String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51, No. 2
“The Callisto Ensemble offers a musical mix on multiple levels... The
concerts are designed to light sparks that shine new light on familiar works and bring unfamiliar music into clear relief."
Wynne Delacoma, Chicago Sun-Times
The Callisto Ensemble must have figured that, since so many other chamber groups are celebrating the Mozart and Shostakovich anniversaries this year, one sure way to stand out from the pack would be to pay homage to another important composer who really could use the attention—the Hungarian master Gyorgy Ligeti...
John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune
Sometimes it is impossible to be pessimistic about the future of classical music.
Orchestras may be struggling with deficits, and, for too many people, cell-phone ring tones provide their only encounter with the music of Beethoven or Bach. But then along comes a concert like the Callisto Ensemble's chamber music recital Monday night in Roosevelt University's Ganz Hall, and classical music's vitality literally fills the air and bounces off the walls.
Wynne Delacoma, Chicago Sun-Times
