Arthur Weisberg

Was an American bassoonist, conductor, composer and author (4 April 1931 – 17 January 2009).

Weisberg was born in New York City. He attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and later the Juilliard School, majoring in bassoon and studying with Simon Kovar.

Soon after graduation he found notable success securing principal chair with the [a839411] and [a884062], as well as second bassoon with [a547971]. After studying conducting with [a1307754] he became principal bassoon for [a1152266] as well as bassoonist of the [a1518739] for 14 years.

Weisberg has conducted the [a1153040], the [a388185], and the [a2098325] and [a1300548] of Denmark. Weisberg founded the [a754112] in 1960 and conducted the ensemble. He has also held posts at the Juilliard School, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Yale School of Music, and Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music.

He made several recordings of 20th century music from [a465983] (Pierrot Lunaire, Erwartung), and [a32187], [a32180]; as well as contemporary American composers such as [a502814], [a586799], and [a519766]. The majority of these recordings were made with the [a754112], the [a2166458], and [a1006380].