Reviews
In Callisto's Capable Hands, Ligeti's Concerto Enthralls
By John von Rhein
Chicago Tribune
Published February 3, 2006
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...
Listening to the 13 capable instrumentalists navigating the treacherous shoals and reefs of the 1970 Ligeti work under Cliff Colnot's direction, I couldn't think of a group of Chicago musicians this side of the Chicago Symphony better equipped to take on so concentrated a challenge. The performers were duly rewarded with an enthusiastic ovation.
Callisto Sketches Musical Masterpieces
By Wynne Delacoma
Chicago Sun-Times
Published January 12, 2005
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.
Additional reviews coming soon.