“Longtime Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Zach De Pue, who’s held the title since 2007, is leaving the orchestra effective immediately, the ISO announced Tuesday,” writes Sarah Bahr in Wednesday’s (6/27) Indianapolis Star. “De Pue, 38, resigned after 11 years as the orchestra’s principal violinist and concert coordinator. No reason was given for his departure. ‘It’s been an extraordinary honor to be part of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra,’ De Pue said in the press release…. ‘I’m looking forward to seeing where new journeys take me.’ De Pue became one of the youngest concertmasters in the country when he was appointed in 2007. He spearheaded the ISO string section, but also was the link between the entire orchestra and conductors Krzysztof Urbanski and Jack Everly. He was the ISO’s second in command on stage, behind Urbanski, and the face of the orchestra in the community…. De Pue was a founding member of Time for Three, the combo classical-jazz-bluegrass string trio he formed with classmates Kendall and double bassist Ranaan Meyer at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in 2003 before departing in 2016 to focus more fully on his duties as ISO concertmaster…. The ISO said a search will begin soon for a replacement.”
Posted June 29, 2018
