Hazel Harrison (May 12, 1883 – April 29, 1969) was an American concert pianist. She was the first fully American-trained musician to appear with a European orchestra. Harrison was born in La Porte, Indiana, and spent most of her childhood home schooled; but she attended La Porte High School, and graduated. As a child, she studied under Victor Heinze, eventually commuting between La Porte and Chicago to continue lessons with him. She spent most of her time in Berlin performing recitals and performing with the Berlin Philharmonic. She later returned to the United States, and while performing in Chicago received sponsorship to travel back to Europe. During the next several years, Harrison continued her studies with in Berlin. Van Dalan arranged for Harrison to have an audition with Italian c