John Stulz is a member of the Paris-based new music group Ensemble Intercontemporain and co-artistic director of VIVO Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio. Recent career highlights include a recording of György Ligeti's Viola Sonata as part of the Ensemble Intercontemporain's critically acclaimed double disk honoring the centenary of the composer, performances at Paris Fashion Week and the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, as well as the publication of his 20 Études for solo viola by Éditions Henry Lemoine. In addition to an international performing career, John is an active and devoted pedagogue, having served as professor of Viola at the Conservatoire national supérieur in Lyon since 2021. He has taught around the world at institutions like the Tokyo College of Music, the Conservatorio di Milano "Giuseppe Verdi", Fondazione Stauffer in Cremona, the Écoles d'Art Américaines de Fontainebleau, the Juilliard School, the 2026 International Viola Congress and Academy Ravel.