Charles Haupt was barely shaving when the San Antonio Symphony signed him as concertmaster back in the day. Lukas Foss swooped in 1966 to bring him to the Buffalo Philharmonic, where he served for 37 years. His subsequent music directors were Michael Tilson Thomas, Julius Rudel, Semyon Bychkov, Max Valdes and JoAnn Falletta.
Haupt was also concertmaster for 21 years at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival.
When Leonard Bernstein conducted his DG last recording of West Side Story, Charlie Haupt was leader of the orchestra.
Haupts died in Buffalo on August 18, 2024,aged 85.
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