The International Harp Contest in Israel hosted a 60th anniversary gala on Dec. 12 in Tel Aviv. Sunita Staneslow was in the audience to give us a full report. —by Sunita Staneslow It was a gorgeous concert with stunning performances. The gala concert celebrating the...
Amy Nam has been selected as the 2020 Costello Competition winner. The seventh competition organized by the Lyra Society, Nam was awarded $1000 to write a new chamber piece featuring the harp, which will receive a premiere in Curtis Field Concert Hall. The...
Suoni d'Arpa announced the 2019 prize winners following its 9th competition in Saluzzo, Italy. Held Aug. 30–Sept. 9, no competitor was awarded first prize in the top division. Aleksandra Rzhavtseva (Russia) and Andela Stankovic (Serbia) tied for second, and Claire...
The 11th USA International Harp Competition took place July 3–13, 2019. Look for our interview with the Gold Medal winner in an upcoming issue of Harp Column. July 13, 2019 Following the final stage, which took place July 13, the 11th USA International Harp...
Caroline Wilkins has been named concert artist for the American Harp Society, following the national competition that took place June 16–19 in Winston–Salem, N.C. The competition included 43 finalists competing in five divisions for scholarship awards totaling over...
Rachel Lee Hall won the 2019 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Concerto Competition after performing Ginastera's harp concerto with the symphony on June 1. Hall won $25,000 and a repeat performance with the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall on July 10. The finals included fellow...
The results of the the first Pratté International Harp Competition have been announced. Held May 10–11 in Norrköping, Sweden as part of the Pratté International Festival, first prize was awarded to Iván Bragado Poveda of Spain. Italy's Claudia Lucia Lamanna took home...
Claudia Lamanna won first prize in the Camac Harp Competition held May 5–6 as part of the 2019 North London Festival of Music, Speech, and Drama. Second prize was awarded to Mared Pugh–Evans, and Lise Vandersmissen took home third. "I was very grateful to win the...
Abigail Kent was awarded the silver medal in the 2019 Medallion International Concerto Competition in Atlanta. She will perform a concerto with the Orchestra Noir in their 2019–2020 season. “I was so elated to have made it to [super–finals], and even more so to get...
The USA International Harp Competition has announced the harpists competing in the 11th contest. Taking place July 3–13, the 40 competitors come from 18 countries and range in age from 18 to 28. Erin Brooker–Miller, the competition’s executive director, says, “After a...
