We hear from three chamber groups who reached the semifinals of this year’s Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, including the Bronze Medal-winning Quartetto Speranza. Many of today’s players have appeared previously on Introductions: – Tristan Zhu most recently gave a solo recital in March 2025 – Lily Sullivan most recently appeared live in November 2024 – Vivian Van de Sype-Cucu performed with a previous Academy string quartet in November 2024 – Jan Vargas Nedvetsky most recently performed live in September 2024 – Violinist Neal Kotamarty Eisfeldt previously appeared as a chamber music violist in October 2023 – Ella Wimbiscus had a solo recital in May 2022 – Cecilia O’Malley and Callia Murray have performed together in chamber groups in December 2023 and in August 2024 – Diego Dahle featured solo in June 2025. Neal Kotamarty Eisfeldt is also booked to perform live on Introductions twice before the end of the year: on September 13 he joins steelpan player Jaden Teague-Núñez in a duo by Jan Bach; and on December 20 Neal has his own feature violin recital. The post Caspian Quartet, Minela Trio & Quartetto Speranza appeared first on WFMT.