The 12th edition of the Concours Français de la Harpe took place Feb. 10–12, 2023, in Limoges, France. More than 100 candidates from 16 different countries performed in the competition’s 12 repertoire divisions. Jury members for this year’s contest included Marielle Nordmann, Christine Icart, Noëlle Vera-Fichou, and Véronique Chenuet. Chenuet, along with Marie Monique Popesco, organized the competition. Prize sponsors included the Association international des harpistes et des amis de la harpe, Camac, the Instrumentarium (Lyon & Healy and Salvi), and The Harp Store (Budin).
The results of the top four repertoire divisions are listed below.
Level 9
1st prizes: Petra Barisic, Antonia Josephine Fischer, Margarita Ramont, and Lighea Rosseli
2nd prizes: Lilia Bismuth, Luna De Leener, Chloé Koutrouvidis, Judith Siramy–Kniestedt, Alice Thiên Nguon, and Zsófia Szabó
3rd prizes: Malak Mohamed–Azab and Suvetha Rameswaran
Level 10
1st prizes: Maé Bourbonnais, Anaïd Conquet, Valentine Correani, Alicia Miguelez, and Paula Vicente Romero
2nd prizes: Laura Briard, Madeleine Chanot, Elise Monlun, Yaëlle Raguenet de Saint Albin, and Taja Rijavec
3rd prizes: Emmanuelle Laviolle and Lauriane Li-Cavoli
Participation mentions: Micol Kreth, Maeva Radoman, and Sarah Schaffenrath
Level 11
1st prizes: Séléna Bernardon, Silvia Capè, Pablo Diez, Lucile Gallet-Delgrange, Soyoun Park, Martin Sadilek, and Sara Van Den Brink
2nd prizes: Aurore Geraerts, Léna Jallon, Lucille Rousseau, and Marie-Candide Rugigana
3rd prize: Carla De Palma Mourey
Participation mention: Eimear McDonagh
Level 12
Finalists: Lucile Blin, Hiu Man Kong, and Estelle Vilet
The jury awarded no prizes in this division.
For complete results, visit the competition website.
