With the increase of electric harp options, pedal loopers, and high–quality recording devices, harpists are increasingly creating incredibly innovative content.…
Want to support harpists and help the environment at the same time? Check out the latest project by the Bay…
Northern Ireland singer Gerard Carroll is the first to admit that taking up the harp started out as only a hobby. But now…
Not ones to shy away from a challenge, the Chicago Harp Quartet has tackled Franz Liszt’s dramatic “Hungarian Rhapsody No…
Persian composer Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour has documented a recording session for his new harp concerto A Persian Reflection in a video released on…
We can’t stop listening to Sasha Boldachev’s rendition of “The Nightengale” (or “Rossignol”) by Alexander Alyabiev. Composed in 1825, the piece has…
Artists around the globe are paying tribute to pop icon Prince following his untimely death on April 21. We’re partial…
Today we’re mesmerized by Helen Gerhold’s stunning performance of Henriette Renié’s “Pièce Symphonique.” Gerhold, 19, played the piece for a January 2016 concert…
Good morning! (Or should we say “au matin”?) What a treat to hear Naoko Noshino’s lovely rendition of Marcel Tournier’s…
What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than with these Celtic reels, recorded by Bridget Kibbey? Enjoy!
We couldn’t help but notice singer/harpist Jeneve Rose Mitchell featured on this week’s episode of “American Idol.” Although the focus was clearly…
Harp Column wishes our harp friends around the world who celebrate a very Merry Christmas. Many thanks to Nicole Mueller for sharing her lovely arrangement…
Joanna Newsom put the harp front and center during her Dec. 8 performance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Newsom performed…
You’ve never heard Bach like this—harpist Bridget Kibbey and mandolinist Avi Avital join creative forces to reimagine Bach’s Sonata in…
Lara Somogyi is back on YouTube with her new video Elastic Heart by Sia, part of her” Big Blue Sessions”…
If we had known about Emilie Kahn a few month’s ago, we surely would have included her in our July-August…
Today we’re listening to Emmanuel Ceysson play Grandjany’s “The Colorado Trail,” in a Jan. 25 live performance in collaboration with the…
For your St. Patrick’s Day listening pleasure, the Irish Harp Orchestra performing in a concert from March, 2014. Enjoy!
Today on Harp Column—new video by Jana Bouskova! The Czech harpist has just uploaded her recent performance of the third…
Elizabeth Hainen has unearthed this video of her 2007 performance of Caroline Lizotte’s Raga with Judy Loman. The live concert took…
Carnegie Hall has featured Edmar Castaneda in a series of videos to promote his upcoming performance at the legendary venue on…
Elias Parish Alvars’ “Grande Fantasie” on Donezetti’s Lucia de Lammermoor lives up to its name in the hands of French harpist…
We’re starting the year off with a little Philip Glass, courtesy of Floraleda Sacchi. She’s playing his “Modern Love Waltz.”…
Feeling stressed this holiday season? Running around got you crazy? Sit back and listen to Sylvain Blassel’s gorgeous interpretation of Franz…
Naoko Yoshino plays Gabriel Fauré’s captivating “Une châtelaine en sa tour” in this live concert recording from March 2011 at Tokyo’s Bunka…
Words aren’t necessary to describe what a virtuosic display Marie-Pierre Langlamet presents with her interpretation of Schubert’s Impromptu Op. 90, No.…
Today on Harp Column: Does your day need a bit of jazzing up? Edmar Castaneda’s latest video offering ought to…
Alice Giles appeared Oct. 29 on Richmond’s Virginia this Morning local news show to promote her Oct. 30 concert at Grace Baptist…
Many thanks to Leonard Jacome for sharing his latest video with us on Facebook! We wanted to find out more…
If you missed the Chicago Harp Quartet at any of the recent summer events, you’ll be pleased to know they’ve…
Sivan Magen has been featured in a video produced by Borletti-Buitoni Trust. Magen was a BBT Trust winner in 2012, and…
Jazz harpist Lori Andrews performed with her JazHarp Trio at the recent Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach,…
Atlanta harpist Mason Morton is featured on America’s Got Talent with his group Sons of Serendip, who performed for the show’s…
Ben Creighton Griffiths proves the standards never go out of style with his latest video release, “Fly Me to the…
Kudos to Maeve Gilchrist for her shout-out in the The Telegraph’s May 5 list of Folk Music: Treats for Spring.…
Last month I had the rare opportunity to be a part of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s first ever “PLayIN for Harp”…
—by Elisabeth Plank It is always very exciting to be the first one to play a piece.. The “Sonatine für…
The Chicago Harp Quartet is heading to the 2014 Fischoff Competition to compete in the Quarter Final round, which takes place on May 9…
What better way to celebrate Maurice Ravel’s birthday than by listening to this amazing performance of Isabelle Moretti playing his…
It’s not often we have a chance to learn directly from the masters, but this recording of Marcel Grandjany performing…
For your mid-winter listening pleasure… it doesn’t get much better than “Clair de Lune” performed by the incomparable Catrin Finch.…
Brooklyn harpist Brandee Younger channels Dorothy Ashby at her “Tribute to Dorothy Ashby” concert last month at New York’s DROM…
Happy Birthday Mozart! As we all know, he didn’t leave harpists much to remember him by, so we have to…
And the first-ever Grammy Music Educator Award goes to… a harpist! Kent Knappenberger, who teaches music at Westfield Academy and…
The Internet is abuzz with talk of the harp! Everyone from Cosmo to the Huffington Post is tweeting about Edinburgh…
Looking for an example of great harmonic technique? Look no further than Elisabeth Plank’s lovely rendition of “Serenade” Op. 83 by…
Acclaimed recording artist Yolanda Kondonassis has just released her new album, American Harp, which includes works by Elliott Carter, John Cage, Lowell Lieberman,…
The December issue of theInternational Musician listed Robert Maxwell, a life member of the American Federation of Musicians local 802 (New…
Watch Catrin Finch and John Rutter talk about their new recording Blessing in an interview with Classic FM. The recording is a collaboration…
