Vancouver harpist Elisa Thorn has been nominated as Jazz Artist of the Year from the Western Canadian Music Awards for her recent release, xiik. “This is a happy surprise because my album sits as quite an outlier from the rest of the nominees, whose music aligns with...
Claudia Lamanna is the recipient of the 2026 “Una Vita nella Musica—Young People” Award in the performer category, presented by Teatro La Fenice in Venice as part of its “Una Vita nella Musica” Award at a ceremony held May 3 at Sale Apollinee in Teatro La Fenice. The...
The Urban Youth Harp Ensemble (UYHE) is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Genesis Inspiration Foundation to support and expand its in‐school and after‐school harp musicianship programs across Atlanta. The foundation, a nonprofit organization focusing on...
Harpist Mariko Anraku is one of four musicians on the JUNO Award-winning album Kevin Lau: Kimiko’s Pearl, named Classical Album of the Year (Small Ensemble). The other performers on the album are Conrad Chow (violin), Ron Korb (Japanese and Western flutes), and Rachel...
Norwegian harpist Sunniva Rødland’s recent album When She Awakens is nominated for the Spellemann Prize, the Norwegian equivalent of the GRAMMY Awards, in the best contemporary album category. This marks the first time a classical harpist has been nominated for the...
The Conseil Québécois de la Musique (CQM) has named French-Canadian harpist-composer Caroline Lizotte the recipient of its Prix Opus Concert of the Year award for the 2024–2025 season in the category “Impulsions anciennes, classiques, romantiques, modernes,...
Scottish clarsach player Rachel Groves has been named the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2026. As part of her prize, Groves will participate in a recording session with BBC Radio Scotland and give performances at the Scots Trad Music Awards and...
BEATrio’s eponymous debut album is nominated for a 2026 GRAMMY Award in the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album category. The band features American banjo player Béla Fleck, Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda, and Mexican drummer Antonio Sánchez. In addition to...
Harpist Kirsten Agresta Copely is nominated for a 2026 GRAMMY Award in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category for her recent New Age album, Kuruvinda, which had earned a silver medal in the Global Music Awards before its release on Aug. 1, 2025. “Inspired...
Dutch harpist Remy van Kesteren is one of two performing artists to receive this year’s Gieskes-Strijbis Podium Prize, alongside Amsterdam-based theater director, writer, and actor Carolina Bianchi. “I’m truly honored to receive the Podiumprijs 2025—it means a great...
