The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that Jherrard Hardeman, 25, has been named its new Assistant Conductor. Hardeman will also serve as Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. He will assist Music Director Andreas Delfs and Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik.
In September 2022, he was named Assistant Conductor of the Chicago Sinfonietta. Hardeman studied Orchestral Conducting under internationally renowned conductor David Robertson at The Juilliard School.