Sidney Harth (5 October 1925 in Cleveland – 15 February 2011 in Pittsburgh[1]) was an American violinist and conductor.
He made his European debut touring France with pianist Theodore Lettvin in 1951–1952 in a concert series organized by the National Music League and the Jeunesses Musicales International.
Until the time of his death on 15 February 2011, Harth was the Director of Orchestral Activities at Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music.
[4] In 1957 Harth became the first American to receive the Laureate Prize in the Wieniawski Violin Competition held in Poland.
[citation needed] He married Teresa Testa, a professional Violinist whose appointments included positions with the Louisville Orchestra, the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and The Principal Second Violin Chair of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.