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Mark your calendars for next year’s symposium, now the Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Symposium, on Sunday, March 1, 2026!

Presenters include Max Dimoff, Rachel Calin, Kurt Muroki, Jeff Mangone, the Pittsburgh Symphony Double Bass Section, and Nina Bernat as the featured recitalist! Jason Heath will be there to cover the event. More information to come soon!

View last year’s Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium on YouTube!

Presenters for the 2025 Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium included Mikyung Sung as the featured recitalist. Scott Dixon of the Cleveland Orchestra, JuFang Liu, Principal Bass of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Joe McFadden, Principal Bass of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and Jeff Mangone, Principal Bass of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra all gave classes. And the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Double Bass Section, with special guest Jeff Turner, professor of Double Bass at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, performed.

Sponsors/Exhibitors included Shank’s Strings, Heartland Double Bass Shop, Bob’s House of Basses, Upton Bass, Cincinnati Bass Cellar, and Korus Bows.

Check out Jason Heath’s review of the 2025 Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium!

Carnegie Mellon University School of Music proudly presents the Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium every year. Presenters have include Max Dimoff, principal bass of the Cleveland Orchestra; Kevin Brown, principal bass of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Lawrence Hurst, world-renowned double bass pedagogue and retired double bass professor at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University; Lauren Pierce, YouTube sensation and educator; Jeff Mangone, principal bass of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra; Jeffrey Turner, Double Bass Professor, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra double bass section, Carnegie Mellon University double bass faculty, Micah Howard and Peter Guild, and many other renowned pedagogues and performers.

The Symposiums include master classes, recitals, networking opportunities, and chances to visit with exhibitors, such as Shank’s Strings, Guarneri House, Heartland String Bass Shop, Upton Bass, Discover Double Bass, Ottava Imports, Bob’s House of Basses, and Peter Zaret and Sons Violins.  

All performances and classes are held in Kresge Theatre and exhibitors are located in Alumni Concert Hall in the College of Fine Arts Building.