Callia Murray is a 16 year old violist from Vernon Hills. She began studying violin at age 6 and viola at age 8. She currently studies with Jonathan Brown at the Colburn Music Academy in Los Angeles. Previously, she studied with her co-soloist today, Desiree Ruhstrat. Callia was Principal Viola with the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory Symphony Orchestra. She is a Young Arts Winner in the Classical Music/Viola Division in 2024 and a 2025 Winner of the DePaul National Viola Concerto Competition. Callia won the O'Malley Foundation National Concerto Competition as well as several other national competitions. Callia has competed in multiple chamber music competitions including the 2025 Fischoff National competition where she won a bronze medal as a member of Quartetto Speranza. Additionally, her chamber groups won the Rembrandt, Glass City, and Chicago National chamber music competitions. Callia has attended numerous summer festivals including Tanglewood, Heifetz Institute and the Perlman Music Program. We are honored to have Desiree Ruhstrat return for her seventh appearance with the Strings. Since her debut at age 12 with Lucas Foss and the Milwaukee Symphony, Ms. Ruhstrat has appeared as soloist with orchestras throughout the world, including the Berlin Radio, Gottingen, Colorado, Oregon, and Utah Symphonies, Radio Suisse Romande, and by special invitation of Sir Georg Solti in Chicago's Orchestra Hall. Ms. Ruhstrat has won numerous awards. She became the youngest prize winner at Switzerland's Tibor Varga International Competition and went on to earn top prizes at the Carl Flesch, Julius Stulberg, and Mozart Festival Violin Competitions.
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MAY 17
A Rising Star – Bach to Garrop
3pm | Free Admission Highland Park High School 433 Vine Avenue
J.S.BACH
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major, BWV 1051
MAX BRUCH
Concerto for Violin & Viola
Desiree Ruhstrat, Violin & Callia Murrary, Viola
STACY GARROP
Krakatoa for Viola
Callia Murray, Viola
ANTONIN DVORAK
Serenade for Strings in D minor, Op. 44
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