Background
Harth, Sidney was born on October 5, 1929 in Cleveland. Son of Leonard and Anne (Dunnire) Harth.
Harth, Sidney was born on October 5, 1929 in Cleveland. Son of Leonard and Anne (Dunnire) Harth.
Bachelor of Music, Cleveland Institute Music, 1947. Studied with, Joseph Knitzer. Studied with, Mishel Piastro.
Studied with, Georges Enesco.
Associate professor, U. Louisville, 1953-1958;
faculty, DePaul University, 1959-1962;
department chairman music, A.W. Mellon distinguished professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1963-1973;
member of faculty, Aspen (Colorado) Music Festival, 1963-1974;
exchange artist, Les Jeungesses Musicales de France, 1952;
exchange artist international tours, France, Corsica, North Africa, State Department tour Germany, 1952;
with, Mistress Harth national tour, 1952;
concertmaster, Louisville Orchestra, 1953-1958;
concertmaster, Chicago Symphony, 1959-1962;
conductor, Evanston (Illinois) Orchestra, 1960-1962;
associate conductor, concertmaster, Los Angeles Philharmonic, 1973-1979;
chief guest conductor, Jerusalem Symphony, 1975-1977;
music director, Puerto Rican Symphony, 1977-1979;
conductor, Canada National Chamber Orchestra, 1979, 80;
concertmaster, New York Philharmonic, 1980-1981;
orchestra director, Mannes College of Music, 1981-1984;
conductor, music director, Northwest Chamber Orchestra, N.W. Chamber Orchestra, 1990-1993;
professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1981-1982;
professor, Yale University, since 1982;
principal conductor, Natal Symphony Orchestra, Durban, South Africa., since 1994. Director orchestral activities Hartt School Music, U. Hartford, 1991-1993. Professor violin Wieniawski competition laureate, Poland, 1957.
Orchestra director, visiting professor U. Houston, 1985. Director orchestral studies Carnegie-MellonU., Pittsburgh, 1989-1990. Principal conductor Natal Symphony, Durban, South Africa, since 1994.
Married Teresa Testa, July 7, 1949. Children: Laura, Robert.