Harrison Hollingsworth
bassoon

Harrison Hollingsworth is the principal bassoonist of the New York City Ballet at the Lincoln Center. Harrison is a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA where he studied with both Bernard Garfield and Daniel Matsukawa, the retired and current principal bassoonists of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Harrison is currently a masters’ candidate in orchestral conducting at the Mannes College for Music, where he studies with David Hayes. Under a grant from The Williamson Foundation for Music, Harrison has also studied orchestral conducting with Michael Jinbo at the Pierre Monteux School.
In addition to serving as principal bassoon for the New York City Ballet, Harrison holds the Eileen McManimen principal bassoon chair for the Symphony in C (formerly Haddonfield Symphony), where he has also served as first violinist and program annotator. As a concert soloist, Harrison has played with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Symphony in C, and the Clear Lake Symphony. He has also been featured in recital on WHYY ARTS’ television series “On Stage at Curtis,” NPR’s syndicated radio show “From the Top,” and WHYY 91 FM Radio’s “Showcase.