Photos courtesy of Anne Fouchard-Chamayou Update (10/28/14) The complete results of the 2014 Lily Laskine Competition are: Grand Prize de la Ville de Paris : not awarded Second Prize: Coline...
Q and A with Leonard Jacome
Many thanks to Leonard Jacome for sharing his latest video with us on Facebook! We wanted to find out more about his fascinating style of playing. Read on… Q: How would you describe your style of playing? I am very free in my performances. The music is free; it's only...
Complete Recordings of Lily Laskine
Warner Classics has just released Lily Laskine—The Complete Erato and HMV Recordings, a 14-CD set that spans the 23-year recording career of the famous French harp virtuoso. The collection includes Laskine's first recording—of Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp,...
Annabelle Taubl wins SF Ballet Audition
Annabelle Taubl was named Principal Harp with the The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra following an audition on October 16. (The October audition followed one in July, 2013, won by Adrianna Horne; however, Horne subsequently left after winning the National Symphony...
Bridget Kibbey in the News
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has featured Bridget Kibbey in an Artist Profile video. Kibbey is a Season Artist on the CMS roster and will perform on their Dec. 9 Baroque Remix concert at Alice Tully Hall. She has also been named a Principal Artist for...
World Harp Festival in Paraguay
The 8th World Harp Festival in Paraguay takes place Oct. 3–5, 2014, in Asuncion, Paraguay. The event includes three days of concerts, workshops, and master classes by over 50 national artists performing on traditional harps, as well as international artists from North...
Tatiana Alquati Takes Top Prize in Saint Petersburg Harp Competition
Results are in for the 3rd International Harp Competition—Golden Harp—held Sept. 15–22, 2014, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The winners are: First prize: Tatiana Alquati (Italy) Second prize: Alexandra Tikhonova (Russia) Third prize: Agne Keblyte (Lithuania) and Joel...
Megan Conley named Principal Harp in Houston
Megan Conley is the new Principal Harpist with the Houston Symphony, following an audition process that began in February, 2014. The audition included four rounds: two rounds in February were screened, followed by two unscreened rounds in April. "The semi-finals...
Marianne Channon Welshman dies at 102
Harpist Marianne Channon Welshman died on August 18, 2014, at 102. Marianne began playing the harp at 14, studying with Frances Calder in Providence, R.I. At age 19, Marianne went on to the Fontainebleau School of Music, in France, where she studied with Marcel...
2015 Lyon & Healy Awards Announced
Lyon & Healy President Antonio Forero issued an invitation to harpists to participate in the 2015 Lyon & Healy Awards, to be held June 19 and 20 prior to the American Harp Society Student Institute at Utah State University in Logan, UT. The award competition...
