Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
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The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra (HSO) is an American orchestra based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US.
The orchestra membership consists of professional players from Central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC, New York, and other regions. Being able to select from such a wide variety of talent pools enables the HSO to perform at a particularly high artistic level. The HSO membership is represented by American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 269, and the group is a member of ROPA, the Regional Orchestra Players' Association.
- 1931–1950: George King Raudenbush
- 1950–1974: Edwin McArthur
- 1974–1978: David Epstein
- 1978–1994: Larry Newland
- 1995–1999: Richard Westerfield
- 2000–present: Stuart Malina
Notable soloists
| Pianists | Organists | Harpsichordist | Violinists | Harpist | Double Bassist | Cellists | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuel Ax | Paul Calloway | Igor Kipnis | John Corigliano | Yolanda Kondonassis | Gary Karr | Zuill Bailey | Rose Bampton |
| Jeffrey Biegel | John Weaver | Chee-Yun | Raya Garbvousova | Roberta Peters | |||
| Sarah Davis Buechner | Pamela Frank | Bernard Greenhouse | Regina Resnik | ||||
| Claude Frank | Miriam Fried | Lynn Harrell | Trapp Family Singers | ||||
| Stephen Hough | Joseph Fuchs | Elsa Hilger | |||||
| Eugene Istomin | Carroll Glenn | Leslie Parnas | |||||
| Grant Johannesen | Leila Josefowicz | Grego Piatigorsky | |||||
| Jacob Lateiner | Augustin Hadelich | ||||||
| Earl Wild | Erica Morini | ||||||
| Ruggiero Ricci | |||||||
| Gil Shaham | |||||||
| Joseph Szigeti | |||||||
| Efrem Zimbalist | |||||||
| Pinchas Zukerman |
Youth Symphony Orchestra
The Harrisburg Youth Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1953. The current conductor of the Youth Symphony is Gregory Woodbridge.
Harrisburg Symphony Society
The Harrisburg Symphony Society was established in 1990 as the volunteer auxiliary of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra. The organization promotes the growth and visibility of the orchestra through fundraising events, support of educational programs and hospitality for the musicians. Since its founding, the HSS has raised over $3 million to directly benefit the Orchestra. Membership is open to those who share a love of music and want to support the HSO.
