About the Artists
Mr. Causa taught both viola and chamber music at the International Menuhin Music Academy for many years. He was appointed as an associate professor at the Yale School of Music in September 2009. Among his recordings, both the disc of Brahms sonatas and the collection of Romantic pieces garnered overwhelming success and were highly praised by critics worldwide. Ettore plays on a viola made for him by Frédéric Chaudière in 2003.
Italian-born violist Ettore Causa was awarded both the P. Schidlof Prize and the John Barbirolli Prize for the most beautiful sound at the prestigious Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition in England in 2000. He has since made soloist and recital appearances in many of the major venues around the world. A devoted chamber musician, Mr. Causa was a member of the Aria Quartet from 2004 to 2009 and currently plays in the Poseidon Quartet. He is frequently invited to prestigious chamber music festivals, where he has performed with such internationally renowned musicians as the Tokyo String Quartet, Pascal Rogé, Boris Berman, Thomas Adès, Ana Chumachenco, Natalie Clein, Alberto Lysy, Thomas Demenga, Anthony Marwood, Ulf Wallin, William Bennett, and others.