Nitzan Haroz joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1995 as Principal Trombone. He previously served as Assistant Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic and as Principal Trombone of the Rishon-Le Zion Symphony and Opera Orchestra. Mr. Haroz has appeared as a soloist with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, amongst others. He joined the faculty of The Curtis Institute of Music in 1998.