Quartetto Gelato is a Canadian classical crossover quartet with current members Colin Maier, Matti Pulkki, Kirk Starkey, and Tino Popovic, and based in Hamilton, Ontario.
[1] Quartetto Gelato was originally formed in 1989 in Toronto[2][3] and the founding members were Cynthia Steljes, her husband Peter de Sotto, George Meanwell, and Claudio Vena.
The group was joined by violinist Tino Konstantin Popovic when founding member Peter de Sotto retired in the fall of 2019.
In 2005, the show Canada Day 2004: Merci Montréal, in which the group participated, was nominated for "Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series'" at the Gemini Awards.
Quartetto Gelato has commissioned works from Canadian composers including Rebecca Pellett, Howard Cable, Michael Occhipinti, Hilario Durán, Charles Cozens, and Jossy Abramovich.