1 day Ago By Francisco Salazar
The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons have announced the appointment of three new musicians for the 2025-26 season.The orchestra announced that Caleb Quillen will be the orchestra’s new principal bass, while BSO third horn Michael Winter has been appointed associate principal horn. Meanwhile, the BSO has announced the appointments of section violins Samuel Andonian and Arianna Brusubardis Grace.
In a statement, Nelsons said, “After almost 50 years as principal bass of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, my colleagues and I bid a fond farewell to Ed Barker, who retires at the end of this spring. Ed has led his section with exceptional musicianship and integrity, and we are filled with gratitude for his years dedicated to the BSO. Ed remains a cherished part of our BSO family and its legacy.
At the same time, we are very pleased to warmly welcome the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s new principal bass, Caleb Quillen. Caleb’s outstanding artistry will be invaluable to the BSO as he joins us in his roles as section leader and as a member of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players. We are also very pleased to welcome two wonderful, talented young violinists, Samuel Andonian and Arianna Brusubardis Grace, to the orchestra.
Finally, after an impressive audition, we are thrilled to heartily congratulate Michael Winter on his promotion to associate principal horn.”Quillen is currently a member of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and a graduate of New England Conservatory and was a Tanglewood Music Center fellow for two summers.Winter joined the BSO in September 2012 from the Buffalo Philharmonic and Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.
Currently on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music, Winter also serves as a volunteer firefighter for the town of Richmond in Berkshire County.Andonian, currently a doctoral fellow at the CUNY Graduate Center, grew up playing in the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and was a soloist at Armenian Night with the Boston Pops. Finally, Brusubardis Grace is a graduate of the Tanglewood Music Center and joins the BSO after holding positions in the Canton Symphony Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, and the Boston Ballet Orchestra.
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