Sidney Harth publicity photo violin violinist concertmaster Cleveland New York

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For sale I have an original publicity photo for violinist and conductor Sidney Harth.  Concertmaster of New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, and Los Angeles Philharmonic.  Excellent condition.  8x10 inches.  USPS Priority Mail.
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Sidney Harth
(5 October 1925 in
Cleveland
– 15 February 2011 in
Pittsburgh
[1]
) was an American
violinist
and conductor.
Harth was born in
Cleveland, Ohio
. He graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music and studied with
Joseph Knitzer
,
Mishel Boris Piastro
and
George Enescu
. Subsequently he held faculty positions at
University of Louisville
, the
University of Houston
, the
University of Texas
,
Yale University
, and the
Mannes College of Music
.
He made his European debut touring France with pianist
Theodore Lettvin
in 1951–1952 in a concert series organized by the
National Music League
and the
Jeunesses Musicales International
.
[2]
Harth performed with major orchestras across the world, and made numerous recordings with the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
and the Kraków Radio and Television Orchestra.
[3]
He was
Concertmaster
of the
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
and
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
, Principal Concertmaster and Associate Conductor of the
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
, and Concertmaster and Assistant Conductor of the
Louisville Orchestra
. An acclaimed conductor, Harth was during his career Principal Conductor of the Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in South Africa, and Musical Director of the
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
, Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle and the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra.
Harth was at one time a faculty member of the
Yale School of Music
. He also was Head of the School of Music at
Carnegie Mellon University
, where he also taught violin and chamber music. Until the time of his death on 15 February 2011, Harth was the Director of Orchestral Activities at
Duquesne University
Mary Pappert School of Music
.
[4]
In 1957 Harth became the first American to receive the Laureate Prize in the Wieniawski Violin Competition held in
Poland
.
He was initiated as an honorary member of the Zeta Kappa chapter of
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
fraternity, the national fraternity for men in music, in 1958 and was selected as a National Honorary member of the fraternity in 1966.
[
citation needed
]
He married Teresa Testa, a professional Violinist whose appointments included positions with the Louisville Orchestra, the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and The Principal Second Violin Chair of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Married for over sixty years, the couple had two children. Their daughter Laura is a Music Producer and Recording Executive, and their late son Robert was the Executive and Artistic Director of
Carnegie Hall
.
[5]