Gabriela Diaz

A champion of contemporary music, violinist Gabriela Díaz has performed with major ensembles such as the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Boston Musica Viva. A survivor of childhood cancer, Díaz is dedicated to supporting cancer research and treatment, creating the Boston Hope Ensemble, which performs in hospitals throughout the Boston area, as well as mounting charity concerts for research organizations. In 2009, Díaz made her recording debut on an album of Mozart piano trios. In 2012, she became a professor at Wellesley College while also teaching at Bard's College Longy School of Music. Díaz has worked on new music with major contemporary composers such as Frederic Rzewski and Roger Reynolds. In 2022, she joined the BMOP once again on a recording of Reynolds' violin works. In 2024, the Kronos Quartet announced that Díaz would replace longtime second violinist John Sherba following the group's 50th anniversary season.