Praised for her sensitivity and beauty of sound, cellist Hannah Moses has performed worldwide both as a soloist and as a founding member of the Callisto Quartet. A Cleveland native, Moses holds degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where her teachers have included Richard Weiss, Melissa Kraut, and Norman Fischer. As cellist of the Callisto Quartet, Moses maintains an active concert schedule and has appeared at venues and festivals across the globe, including the Ravinia Festival, the Kennedy Center, the Heidelberg String Quartet Festival, and more. Callisto has garnered top prizes at many major international chamber music competitions, including Grand Prize at the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Second Prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition, and prizes at the Bordeaux, Melbourne, and Wigmore Hall Competitions.
A committed educator, Moses assisted in creating a unique chamber music curriculum with the Callisto Quartet entitled “Chamber Music Deconstructed”, which has been successfully received in schools across the country. Additionally, Moses has served on cello faculty at the Cleveland Music School Settlement, Aurora School of Music, and the Westport Suzuki School, and appeared as guest artist and juror at the 2018 Tennessee Cello Workshop Competition, after winning the competition in 2015. Moses has been actively involved in chamber music coaching at CIM’s Young Artist Program, of which she is a graduate, and has served on summer faculty at Credo Chamber Music, Bravo International Music Festival, and the Hudson Montessori School Chamber Music Intensive. Currently, the Callisto Quartet is in residence at Yale University, where they mentor the undergraduate ensembles.
When not traveling with the Callisto Quartet, Moses enjoys running, cooking, and rock climbing. She currently resides in New Haven, CT, with her cat, Snickers.