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"We knew we could not replace Cynthia as an oboist," said DeSotto, an operatically trained tenor who also plays violin and mandolin.

"She was one of the world's finest.

We decided to go with a clarinet, and Shalom has been just fantastic.

He is changing the way we sound." Onstage, Quartetto Gelato is noted for combining virtuoso musicianship with a lighthearted approach to music, hence the name, which means "Ice Cream Quartet" in Italian.

Members mix traditional works from classical composers such as Brahms with gypsy music, operatic arias and tango.

"We are forever morphing," DeSotto said.

The presence of Alex Sevastian, a native of Belarus who plays accordion, piano and bandoneon, is a strong indicator that Quartetto Gelato is not your typical chamber music quartet.

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