Carter Brey, (BM ’76, Cello) the principal cello of the New York Philharmonic since 1996, announced his retirement at the end of the 2025-26 season.
Kendra Preston Leonard (BM ’96, Cello) has been awarded a residency at Yaddo to work on the libretto for Common Room, an opera with music
The Setas Piano Trio, which comprises DMA student Amir Kadamani González (MM ’24, Violin), undergraduate student Adrian Bostian (Cello), and David Lécuyer (GPD ’25, Piano),
Bergamot Quartet, composed of faculty artist Sarah Thomas (BM ’17, MM, ’19, Violin), and alumni Ledah Finck (BM ’16 , Violin, MM ’18, Violin &
Paul Avgerinos (BM ’81, Double Bass) was the engineer on The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, which won a GRAMMY award for Best
Alex Wu (MM ’24, Cello) won a position with the Air Force Strings which will begin in summer 2026. Wu has been a fellow at
Ryan Ran Huo (BM ’22, Violin) joined the first violin section at the Washington National Opera/Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. An active orchestral performer, Ryan
New Music on the Point June Festival will occur from June 2nd to 14th, 2026, in Vermont and will feature the Bergamot Quartet—Ledah Finck (BM
Composer Ian Power’s recent album Brace includes his “Brace Each Other Dive” string quartet, performed by the Bergamot Quartet—Ledah Finck (BM ’16, MM ‘18, Violin);
The Guinness Book of World Records cited the November 1, 2025, performance of the Color of Noize Orchestra backing artist Jeezy in Las Vegas, Nev.,