Another high-profile musician of the locked-out Minnesota Orchestra has left the group. Burt Hara, principal clarinet, won the position of associate principal clarinet with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Hara has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra for 25 years and has drawn acclaim for his solo appearances. In January 2010, he performed with the New York Philharmonic for a week and earned notice from the New York Times.

With its lockout in its seventh month, the Minnesota Orchestra has lost at least seven other musicians to positions with orchestras in Boston, San Francisco and Zurich, Switzerland.

— Ross Raihala