Leonard Hindell played bassoon in the New York Philharmonic from 1972 until 2005. He was previously a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. During the summers, from 1988 to 1992 he toured Japan and Hong Kong with the New York Symphonic Ensemble as soloist in Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto. He has performed on the Lincoln Center “Great Performers” series with violinist Vladimir Spivakov. In 1993 was invited by Zubin Mehta to join him and the Israel Philharmonic on their South American summer tour. He attended the High School of Music and Art, studying with Stephen Maxym and at The Manhattan School of Music and Art where he won the Harold Bauer Award. He teaches at The Special Music School, where his students range in age from Lower School through High School. An Honorary member of the IDRS, he has been the artistic director of the Glickman Popkin Bassoon Camp since 2019.