Helen Callus, viola has been described by critics as “One of the world's greatest violists. Her playing
is so deeply felt the music's message goes straight to the heart” The American Record Guide.

As a solo recitalist, chamber music collaborator and concerto soloist, Ms. Callus has delighted audiences
in major cities around the world including those of Russia, Europe, New Zealand, Australia and Canada
and extensively throughout the US. A busy chamber music artist, Ms. Callus has performed at many
chamber music festivals such as the Seattle Chamber Music Festival and the Palaces of St. Petersburg
Chamber Music Festival (Russia) with some of the world’s leading chamber music ensembles such as
the Tokyo String Quartet. Ms. Callus has performed at several major international viola congresses since
2001, including those of New Zealand, Seattle (of which she was the host-chair), Kronberg in Germany
and Minnesota and is a critically acclaimed recording artist.

Ms. Callus currently serves as Professor of Viola at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her first
position was at the University of Washington when she was 26 years old and where she taught for seven
years. A graduate of the Royal Academy in London and the Peabody Institute she is much in demand all over
the world as a teacher and has given masterclasses at most of the nation’s finest institutions. A highly
committed advocate for the instrument she has served as the President of the American Viola Society
accepting the honor of being the first woman elected to that title. Through her work with the AVS she created many
educational programs for young viola students now being used in high schools around the country.

The subject of numerous feature articles, STRINGS magazine stated in its 2005 article titled “The Advocate” that Ms. Callus “might just be the best friend the viola world ever had.” www. HelenCallus.com