Julia Harguindey

Argentinian-born bassoonist Julia Harguindey joins the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as principal bassoon at the beginning of the 2025 season, while continuing in her role as principal bassoon of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, a position she has held since the 2016–17 season. She also served as principal bassoon of the Nashville Symphony from 2016 to 2025.

An active and dedicated educator, Ms. Harguindey is on the faculty of both the Curtis Institute of Music and Carnegie Mellon University. She has performed with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and appeared as guest principal bassoon with ensembles including the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and Les Violons du Roy in Québec. As a soloist, she performed The Five Sacred Trees by John Williams with the Nashville Symphony under the direction of the composer.

After moving to Montréal in 1991, she studied at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and later at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Her principal teachers include Daniel Matsukawa and Mathieu Harel.

Ms. Harguindey joined the Curtis Institute of Music faculty in 2025.