CALLISTO QUARTET
with PETER KOLKAY

Cameron Daly, violin
Gregory Lewis, violin
Eva Kennedy, viola
Hannah Moses, cello

Peter Kolkay, bassoon

Celebrating Joan Tower
Haydn: String Quartet Op.76, No.3, “Emperor”
Joan Tower: Red Maple for bassoon and string quartet (2013)
Brahms: Quartet in A Minor, Op.51, No.2

Praised for their “lush intensity and bravado” and the “cohesion and intonation one might expect from an ensemble twice their age” (Third Coast Review), the American-Canadian CALLISTO QUARTET brings together four musicians who share a passion for bringing chamber music to audiences around the world. Since their inception at the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2016, Callisto has garnered top prizes in nearly every major international chamber music competition and has been hailed by audiences across the globe. Grand Prize winners of the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and Second Prize Winners of the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Callisto Quartet has also taken home prizes from the Bordeaux, Melbourne, and Wigmore Hall competitions. Previously, Callisto has held residencies at prestigious institutions such as Yale University, the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium, Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, and the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Spain. From 2020-2022 Callisto was the Ernst Stiefel Quartet in Residence at Caramoor Center for Music and Arts, where they were the first quartet to perform all six string quartets of Bartòk at Caramoor.

Called “superb” by the Washington Post and “stunningly virtuosic” by the New York Times, PETER KOLKAY is the only bassoonist to receive an Avery Fisher Career Grant. A Season Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Mr. Kolkay’s recent engagements include chamber music performances at Music@Menlo and Bridgehampton summer festivals, and appearances on the Emerald City, Camerata Pacifica, and String Theory series.

He actively engages with composers in the creation of new works for the bassoon and has premiered solo works by Joan Tower, Mark-Anthony Turnage, and Tania León, among others. His 2023/24 season includes the release of a new album of music for bassoon and strings with the Calidore Quartet, appearances with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and residencies at the Sarasota and Alpenglow Chamber Music Festivals.

Reserved Hall Seats: $55, $31, $27/$24 (partial obstruction)
General Admission/Outdoors/Uncovered: $20, Students: $10

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