Harold Wright (December 4, 1926 – August 11, 1993) was an American musician who was the principal clarinetist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1970 to 1993.
Wright was born in Wayne, Pennsylvania, and began his clarinet studies at age twelve.
A partial list of his recordings as a chamber musician include the Mozart, Brahms, Weber and Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintets, Schubert's Shepherd on the Rock (with Benita Valente and Rudolf Serkin), Bruch Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Mozart Trio, Schumann Fairy Tales and Fantasy Pieces, Brahms Trio, Beethoven Septet and Octet, Dvořák Serenade, Schubert Octet, Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat, Mozart Serenades in Cm and Bb (Gran Partita).
As a soloist, he recorded the Mozart Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Seiji Ozawa conducting.
Wright taught at the Tanglewood Music Center, New England Conservatory and at Boston University.