The 11th USA International Harp Competition took place July 3–13, 2019. Look for our interview with the Gold Medal winner in an upcoming issue of Harp Column.
July 13, 2019
Following the final stage, which took place July 13, the 11th USA International Harp Competition results are
1st Prize Gold Medal—Melanie Laurent, France
2nd Prize Silver Medal—Valerio LiscI, Italy
3rd Prize Bronze Medal—Mathilde Wauters, Belgium
4th Prize: Se Hee Hwang, South Korea
5th Prize: Woojin Lee, South Korea
6th Prize: Miriam Ruf, Germany
7th Prize: Myriam Blardone, Canada
8th Prize: Marika Cecilia Riedl, Germany
Best Concerto Performance Prize: Mathilde Wauters
Best 6th Composition Contest Performance Prize: Valerio Lisci
July 10, 2019
Following Stage III, which took place July 10, the three competitors advancing to the final stage on July 13 are
12. Melanie Laurent
21. Valerio Lisci
23. Mathilde Wauters
July 9, 2019
Following Stage II, which took place July 8–9, the eight competitors advancing to Stage III are
2. Woojin Lee
12. Melanie Laurent
15. Myriam Blardone
21. Valerio Lisci
23. Mathilde Wauters
24. Se Hee Hwang
36. Miriam Ruf
39. Marika Cecilia Riedl
These contestants will perform Wednesday, July 10 from 9:00 am—6:30 pm in Auer Hall at Jacobs School of Music.
July 6, 2019
Following Stage I, which took place July 4–6, the 20 competitors advancing to Stage II are
2. Woojin Lee
6. Johanna Dorothea Goerissen
8. Lea Maria Loffler
7. Klara Woskowiak
10. Hannah Cope
11. Alexandra Mullins
12. Melanie Laurent
13. Nanako Hirai
14. Noelia Cotuna
15. Myriam Blardone
20. Juan Riveros
21. Valerio Lisci
23. Mathilde Wauters
24. Se Hee Hwang
27. Marcel Cara
28. Nicolette Chin
29: Joost Willemze
31: Zachary Hatcher
36: Miriam Ruf
39: Marika Cecilia Riedl
Stage I Competitors
1. Naho Higuchi
2. Woojin Lee
3. Abigail Kent
4. Sunshine Lo
5. Emma Thomazeau
6. Johanna Dorothea Goerissen
7. Klara Woskowiak
8. Lea Maria Loffler
9. Michelle Sweegers
10. Hannah Cope
11. Alexandra Mullins
12. Melanie Laurent
13. Nanako Hirai
14. Noelia Cotuna
15. Myriam Blardone
16. Kyunghwa Kim
17. Chanel Perdichizzi
18. Subin Lee
19. Sakura Taga
20. Juan Riveros
21. Valerio Lisci
22. Julia Christina Lukan
23. Mathilde Wauters
24. Se Hee Hwang
25. Lise Vandersmissen
26. Jenna Vergeynst
27. Marcel Cara
28. Nicolette Chin
29. Joost Willemze
30. Nagisa Tanaka
31. Zachary Hatcher
32. Chelsea Lane
33. Louisic Dulbecco
34. Julien Sabbague
35. Yana Lyashko
36. Miriam Ruf
37. Clara Wang
38. Nan Wang
39. Marika Cecilia Riedl
For more information, visit usaihc.org.
