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Young Artist’s Harp Competition announces 2022 repertoire

Young Artist’s Harp Competition announces 2022 repertoire

The Young Artist's Harp Competition announced the repertoire for its 2022 contest, which will take place June 21–25 on the campus of Washington College in Chesterton, Maryland. The competition is open to harpists of all nationalities, with three age divisions....

Mexico International Harp Competition announces 2022 repertoire

Mexico International Harp Competition announces 2022 repertoire

The Mexico International Harp Competition and Festival has announced their 6th edition, to be held in Mexico City in November 2022. Baltazar Juárez founded the competition and festival in 2006 with the goal of helping young people to flourish as classical artists by...

Pratté harp competition announces results

Pratté harp competition announces results

The Second Pratté International Harp Festival and Competition has announced the results of the competition, held Jan. 16–20 in Norrköping, Sweden. Juliette Gauthier (Belgium) won first prize. Gauthier also won the Audience Prize, as well as the Pratté Prize for the...

Soka-Nippon harp competition announces 2022 repertoire

Soka-Nippon harp competition announces 2022 repertoire

The Soka-Nippon International Harp Competition has announced the repertoire for its 34th contest, which will take place Nov. 17–20, 2022, in Soka City, Japan. The competition is open to harpists of all nationalities and is divided into two categories by age with a...

2022 Suoni D’Arpa competition announces repertoire

2022 Suoni D’Arpa competition announces repertoire

The Italian Harp Association has announced the repertoire for its 11th International Harp Contest in Italy Suoni D’Arpa. The competition will take place Aug. 30–Sept. 3, 2022, at the Fondazione Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale, in the medieval town of Saluzzo....

Dutch Harp Festival 2022 candidates announced

Dutch Harp Festival 2022 candidates announced

The Dutch Harp Festival (DHF) announced the 20 candidates admitted to the 2022 DHF World Harp Competition, based on their applications and audio recordings submitted for the preselection round. The preselection jury members were Dutch harpist and DHF artistic director...

Winning USAIHC composition announced

Winning USAIHC composition announced

The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) announced that Ariel Sol "Ari" Bertulfo Schwartz is the winner of the 7th USAIHC Ruth Inglefield Composition Contest. The USAIHC also named the five other composers whose works were chosen for the final round: Nehuen...

Israel Contest postpones Stages 3 and 4

Israel Contest postpones Stages 3 and 4

Updated Dec. 28, 2021 For a second time, the 21st International Harp Contest in Israel has postponed its semi-final and final stages due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The new date for the opening concert is March 28, 2022, at 8 p.m. Israel time (GMT +3) in the...

6th Hong Kong International Harp Competition announces winners

6th Hong Kong International Harp Competition announces winners

Rena Kojima of Japan won first prize in the professional pedal division at the sixth Hong Kong International Harp Competition, with Subin Lee (Korea) and Solenn Grand (France) winning silver and bronze respectively. Competitors submitted video recordings from Sept....

DHF World Harp Competition accepting applications for 2022

DHF World Harp Competition accepting applications for 2022

The Dutch Harp Festival (DHF) is accepting applications until Nov. 5 for its 2022 World Harp Competition. The international competition is open to harpists of all ages and nationalities, and welcomes repertoire from any genre. Programs must be 45 minutes in length and...