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Fawzi Haimor

Fawzi Haimor

“Fawzi Haimor delivered a balanced and well controlled rendition of the technically challenging Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, which enthralled audiences. Haimor is an up and coming conductor we should be looking out for.”
~L’Ape Musicale rivista di musica, arti, cultura

Fawzi Haimor was born in Chicago in 1983 and was raised in the Middle East and San Francisco Bay area. With a growing diary of international guest engagements, Haimor recently completed his tenure as Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, where he conducted a variety of concerts including classical, pops, and outreach. While in Pittsburgh, he served as a cover conductor to esteemed conductors, including Manfred Honeck, Leonard Slatkin, Gianandrea Noseda, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, and Jan Pascal Tortelier.

In spring 2014, Fawzi Haimor made an impressive debut with the Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna with Bruckner’s Symphony No.4. Last season he returned to Orquesta Sinfonica do Porto and gave further impressive debuts with Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Haydn Orchestra Bolzano, Qatar Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg (in a staged production of Grieg’s Peer Gynt), and the Indianapolis Symphony.

Following Haimor’s final concert with the Pittsburgh Symphony in August, his 2015/2016 season contains such highlights as his Finnish debut with Oulu Sinfonia, his Parisian debut with Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, and his first appearance with NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover. He also continues his association with Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, in a programme of English chamber music. In the USA, he appears with Symphoria Orchestra Syracuse, the New Mexico Philharmonic, and the Florida Orchestra.

His repertoire includes the late romantic Germanic works, 19th and 20th century Russian and American composers, plus he is a committed advocate of contemporary music and has performed premieres by composers such as Kevin Puts, Bela Fleck, Mohammed Fairouz, and Avner Dorman. An eloquent and compelling speaker from the podium, he equally excels in outreach and education projects.

Haimor completed his violin training at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and studied conducting under David Effron and Arthur Fagen. He earned Bachelor’s degrees in both music and neurobiology, a Master’s degree in conducting from the University of California-Davis, and a second Master’s degree in instrumental conducting at Indiana University. He was previously Assistant Conductor with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, where he was also the first Music Director of the Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra. fawzihaimor.com

 

Meet the Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Carmelo de los Santos
Karen McKinnon Concertmaster Chair
Sarah Tasker •••
Assistant Concertmaster
Ana María Quintero Muñoz
Heidi Deifel 
Juliana Huestis
Barbara Rivers
Nicolle Maniaci
Barbara Scalf Morris

SECOND VIOLIN
Rachel Jacklin •
Carol Swift •••
Julanie Lee
Liana Austin
Lidija Peno-Kelly
Sheila McLay
Jessica Retana
Brad Richards

VIOLA
Laura Chang
Kimberly Fredenburgh •••
Allegra Askew
Christine Rancier
Laura Steiner
Michael Anderson
Lisa DiCarlo
Joan Hinterbichler
Laura Campbell

CELLO
Amy Huzjak
Carla Lehmeier-Tatum
Ian Mayne-Brody
Dana Winograd
David Schepps
Lisa Collins
Elizabeth Purvis

BASS
Mark Tatum •••
Katherine Olszowka
Terry Pruitt
Marco Retana
Frank Murry

FLUTE
Valerie Potter
Esther Fredrickson
Noah Livingston ••

PICCOLO
Esther Fredrickson

OBOE
Kevin Vigneau
Amanda Talley

ENGLISH HORN
Melissa Peña ••

CLARINET
Marianne Shifrin
Lori Lovato •••
Jeffrey Brooks

E-FLAT CLARINET
Lori Lovato

BASS CLARINET
Jeffrey Brooks

BASSOON
Stefanie Przybylska •+
Denise Turner +
Zoe SirLouis •++
Avery Dabe ++

HORN
Peter Erb •+
Allison Tutton
Maria Long
Andrew Meyers

TRUMPET
John Marchiando
Brynn Marchiando
Sam Oatts ••

TROMBONE
Aaron Zalkind
Byron Herrington

BASS TROMBONE
David Tall +

TUBA
Richard White

PERCUSSION
Jeff Cornelius
Kenneth Dean
Emily Cornelius

Principal •
Associate Principal ••
Assistant Principal •••
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