Deborah Hoffman has been principal harpist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 1986. She is also solo harpist with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City and a former member of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Ms. Hoffman pursues an active international career as both soloist and chamber musician. She has performed at the festivals of Aspen, Holland and St. Nazaire and has appeared as soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the MET Orchestra in Carnegie Hall under the baton of James Levine. Ms. Hoffman is chairperson of the harp department at Manhattan School of Music and serves on the faculty of the Aspen School of Music.