Ann Hobson Pilot Harp
Harpist
Ann Hobson Pilot began her musical education at age six with piano lessons
from her mother, also a concert pianist. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute
of Music, Pilot was named principal harpist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
in 1980. In 1965, the Pittsburgh Symphony employed her as a substitute
second harpist and in the fall of 1966, she became principal harpist for
the National Symphony in Washington, D.C. She has performed in Europe,
New Zealand, Haiti and South Africa. She is founder of the New England
Harp Trio and is currently a faculty member at the New England Conservatory
of Music and the Tanglewood Music Center. In addition to her many recordings
with the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops, she has released her first
solo recording entitled, “Contrast” on Boston Records.
