The New York City Ballet and Music Director Andrew Litton have announced an opening for principal harp. Applicants must email a one-page resume to orchauditions@nycballet.com no later than March 15. Auditions will take place June 8–10. The start date for the position...
The 15th edition of the Concours Français de la Harpe took place Feb. 13–15, 2026, in Limoges, France. The international competition included 12 repertoire divisions. This year, Kaisa Helena Žigurs of Estonia won a unanimous first prize in the top division, Excellence...
Welsh harpist Catrin Finch’s new album Notes To Self marks her first collection of solo compositions in a decade. Finch will release the album on Feb. 27 on the bendigedig, a label run in partnership between ARC Music International Ltd and Mwldan. Finch also begins a...
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,...
LUCA School of Arts in Leuven, Belgium, has appointed Claudia Lamanna harp professor. Lamanna says, “My aim for the harp class in the lively cosmopolitan environment of LUCA School of Arts in Leuven (Belgium) is to focus on excellence in classical music performance,...
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...
We’re talking with featured performers leading up to this summer's One Harp World (OHW), a joint conference organized by the American Harp Society (AHS) and World Harp Congress (WHC). It takes place July 28–Aug 3, 2026, in Toronto. This month, we’re featuring Sharlene...
The China National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra (NCPAO) in Beijing has appointed Chinese harpist Qi Han associate principal harp. “After seven years of studying and performing in Europe, returning to my home country feels both meaningful and inspiring as I...
The Kalamazoo (Michigan) Symphony Orchestra has appointed Anna Dunlap principal harp. “I am really looking forward to performing Mahler 3 in February and to the world premiere of a new violin concerto in March with my colleagues in the Kalamazoo Symphony,” Dunlap...
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, has named Bridget Kibbey associate professor of harp, starting in fall 2026. “I’m excited to join a community with a rich history of excellence, while supporting the next generation of musicians as they prepare for and...
