The VII Mexico International Harp Competition and Festival will take place March 8–15, 2026, in Mexico City. All stages of the competition are open to the public. Mexican harpist Baltazar Juárez founded the competition and festival in 2006 with the goal of helping...
The Montreal Harp Competition has announced repertoire and rules for its 2nd edition. Hosted by the Montreal Harp Society, the competition will take place this October and is open to harpists of all nationalities, with no age limit. Harpists may choose to register in...
The Italian Harp Association, in collaboration with the Omraam Foundation ETS and Stella Mattutina Edizioni Publishing House, announces the First International Competition of Harp Composition “Daniele Garella.” The contest is dedicated to the late Florentine composer...
The Italian Harp Association has announced the repertoire for its 14th International Harp Contest in Italy Suoni d’Arpa. The competition will take place Aug. 26–31, 2025, at the Fondazione Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale, in the medieval town of Saluzzo in the...
Organized by the “Opera Zero” Cultural Association of Bari (Italy), the 2nd International Harp Competition “Ángel Padilla Crespo” will take place this spring. The online competition is open to musicians of all nationalities and is divided into four solo harp...
The American Harp Foundation has extended the deadline for the Lucile Lawrence Award. Applications are now due May 20. View Harp Column’s previous competition announcement for more information.
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has announced the jury for the 13th USAIHC, which will take place May 14–24 in Bloomington, Indiana. Harpist Patrizia Tassini (Italy) will serve as jury president. Harpists Karen Lindquist (United States), Sivan Magen...
The Hampton Roads Harp Competition has announced the winners of its 2025 contest. After a preliminary online round, finalists were invited to perform live at the 9th annual Hampton Roads Harp Festival (HRHF) event, held on March 1 at the F. Ludwig Diehn School of...
The 14th edition of the Concours Français de la Harpe took place Feb. 28–March 2, 2025, in Limoges, France. The international competition included 12 repertoire divisions. This year, Nicole Pedroni of Italy won first prize in the top division, Excellence (Level 12)....
The 22nd International Harp Contest in Israel is returning to Jerusalem, where it was first established. On the competition website and social media, the competition organizers say, “This competition has a rich history; bringing it back to its roots makes this one...
