Event

Black Oak Ensemble

Sunday, July 29, 2018
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Petty Auditorium

Violinist Desiree Ruhstrat, violist Aurelien Pederzoli, and cellist David Cunliffe make up the Black Oak Ensemble. The ensemble took root in 2011, performing on Chicago’s Music in the Loft Series.

Since then, the ensemble has performed for the Stradivari Society and appeared at the Ravinia Festival, the Chicago Cultural Center, WFMT Radio, the Latino Music Festival, and more. They were featured on a Ravinia Festival tour from Barcelona to Monte Carlo, and in summer 2016 and 2017 they toured France, with concerts in Paris, Toulouse, and other cities. 

The ensemble was named for the black oak, a beautiful tree native to their home state of Illinois (one stands in the front yard of Desirée Ruhstrat and David Cunliffe).