Adam Phan is the newly appointed principal harp of the New York City Ballet. “I think the biggest joy and excitement when playing with a new orchestra is always the first couple of notes that you hear, and I was so fortunate to be able to start the season playing the...
The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) in Geneva has appointed Clara Bellegarde principal harp, beginning this season. “Joining the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande is an exciting new chapter for me,” Bellegarde says. “I feel very fortunate to become part of an...
The Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland, has appointed Tjasha Gafner and Elisa Netzer to its harp faculty, starting in the fall of 2027. As head of harp, Gafner will be responsible for the undergraduate and graduate harp programs. Netzer’s...
The Virginia Harp Center Festival will take place March 12–14, 2027, in Arlington, Va. The event includes workshops, presentations, live performances, demonstrations, and hands-on learning. This year’s featured artists will include Orchestre de Paris principal harp...
Tatiana Repnikova-Yankovskaya is the first prize winner of the 2nd Golden Harp International Competition, held Sept. 20-27 as part of the Golden Harp Festival at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory. Repnikova-Yankovskaya wins a Venus concert harp from the Russian...
Belgian harpist and Vienna Philharmonic principal harp Anneleen Lenaerts will release her new trio album French Trios on Oct. 23 on Warner Classics, together with flutist Adam Walker and violist Timothy Ridout. The album brings together chamber works rooted in the...
The international harp community mourns the passing of French harpist and beloved pedagogue Élizabeth Fontan-Binoche, who died on October 9, 2026, at the remarkable age of 100. Born May 26, 1926, she was one of the last surviving students of Marcel Tournier...
The 22nd International Harp Contest in Israel has restructured its required repertoire and competition process. The contest has also appointed Ariel Cohen as its new director and joined the World Federation of International Music Competitions. The first two rounds are...
Het Balletorkest, the Amsterdam-based orchestra of the Dutch National Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater, has announced auditions for principal harp. This permanent position is open to musicians from an EU or EEA country, or those holding a permanent work and...
Harpist Anna Hagen self-released her album Midnight 'til Morning: Minor & Medieval Harp Christmas Carols on Oct. 9, featuring her own arrangements of 12 carols which she says have influenced her Medieval sense of the holiday. “These haunting minor key sounds...
