Heidi Harris, concertmaster, won her first orchestra job with the St. Louis Symphony during her senior year of college at the New England Conservatory. A few years later she left the SLSO to join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where she remained for three seasons. In 1998 she returned to the St. Louis Symphony as assistant concertmaster, and shortly thereafter earned her current position as associate concertmaster.

At age 13, as a student of Andrés Cárdenes, Ms. Harris made her solo debut with the Utah Symphony under the baton of Joseph Silverstein, returning again to solo with the same orchestra at ages 15 and 19. After graduating high school from the Interlochen Arts Academy, Ms. Harris went on to earn her Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory, attending under full scholarship. While still a student, Ms. Harris was a substitute player in the Boston Symphony under Seiji Ozawa.