The Toronto International Harp Competition has named the winners of its 2026 competition, held online in May, 2026. The competition included 156 contestants, ages 5–25, from 14 countries. The jury was comprised of four harpists—Catherine Michel, Kathleen Bride,...
The American Harp Foundation (AHF) has announced the winners of its 2026 competitions, including the Anne Adams Awards and Marcel Grandjany Memorial Competition. Both competitions took place June 1–3 in Nicholas Music Center at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers...
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...
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has announced the required repertoire for its 14th edition. The triennial competition will take place in four stages June 7–17, 2028, and is open to harpists of all nationalities between the ages of 18 and 32 as of May...
The International Competition of the Slovenian Harp Association has announced the prize winners of its 7th edition, held April 23–26 in Velenje, Slovenia. Laura Colombo won first prize in the top division, Category F, which takes place in two stages. Paola Gregoric...
Claudia Lamanna is the recipient of the 2026 “Una Vita nella Musica—Young People” Award in the performer category, presented by Teatro La Fenice in Venice as part of its “Una Vita nella Musica” Award at a ceremony held May 3 at Sale Apollinee in Teatro La Fenice. The...
The 3rd International Harp Competition “Ángel Padilla Crespo” has announced the results of its online contest held this spring, in which recorded video submissions serve as the competition performances. The competition is organized by the Opera Zero Cultural...
Australian musicians Alice Giles (harp) and Laura Chislett (flute) released their album Darkness Into Light on May 15 on Métier Records. The album features music by composer, visual artist, and natural scientist Edward Cowie. It includes two major works for solo flute...
Cheng Wei (Ashley) Lim is the newly appointed principal harp of the Binghamton (New York) Philharmonic Orchestra. “I’m thrilled to join the Binghamton Philharmonic and look forward to making music with such a passionate and talented group of musicians,” Lim says. “I’m...
Two events celebrating the music of Louis Spohr will take place this October in Nieste in central Germany. The 28th Louis Spohr Competition for Harp is scheduled for Oct. 5–7, with a winners’ concert on Oct. 10. The 3rd Louis Spohr Festival for Harp will take place...
