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A new competition for young harpists will debut in October. The International Harp Competition Elena Carfi Online is open to…
The Concours International de Harpes has announced the repertoire for its 12th competition, to be held Feb. 18–20, 2022, in…
The American Harp Society (AHS) crowned Elizabeth Yeoh-Wang as its new Concert Artist for the next two years after she…
The American Harp Society Foundation has announced the repertoire for its 2022 competitions, the Anne Adams Awards and the Grandjany…
In less than four months, all eyes in the harp world will turn to Israel as musicians representing 24 countries…
The 10th International Harp Contest in Italy “Suoni d’Arpa” (Sounds of Harp) has announced the repertoire for its 2021 contest,…
Norwegian harpist and composer Uno Alexander Vesje was awarded first prize at the Dutch Harp Festival’s World Harp Competition finals,…
The USA International Harp Competition has announced repertoire and is accepting applications for its 12th contest, which will take place…
Following two rounds of competition that concluded on April 17, Rachel Clemente took home the Princess Margaret of the Isles…
The Glowing Harp Competition concluded on April 20, with prizes awarded to competitors in five categories. The competition, typically held in…
The Christopher Newport University (CNU) Harp Competition named winners of its 2021 event, held virtually in March. Eunice Park, student…
The American Harp Society, Inc. (AHS) announced the postponement of its 44th National Conference due to the ongoing pandemic. The…
Lyon & Healy announced details for the 2022 Lyon & Healy Awards, scheduled to take place March 9–12, 2022, at…
PoppyHarp has announced its 2021 competitive online harp festival will take place Feb. 27. The competition is open to harpists…
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has announced its 7th Ruth Inglefield Composition Contest. Submissions are due Oct. 1, 2021…
The Glowing Harp Competition has announced the repertoire for its 2021 contest, which will take place online. The contest is…
Moya Wright has been named the new executive director of the USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC). “I am thrilled to…
Matt Dupont won second place in the 2020 Prix Orford Musique, following a live semi–final and final round that took…
The Young Artist’s Harp Competition named winners of its 2020 event, held virtually in June. Janice Hur of South Korea…
The American Harp Society Foundation has announced prizewinners for the two competitions held May 20–21. Kaitlin Miller, Juan Riveros, and…
Lyon & Healy Harps has announced the music selected for its 2021 competition. Scheduled to take place March 11–13, 2021…
The USA International Harp Competition (USAIHC) has announced repertoire for its 12th competition. The competition takes place every three years in…
The American Harp Society Foundation has announced details for the 2020 Anne Adams Awards, taking place May 19–20, and the…
The International Harp Contest in Israel hosted a 60th anniversary gala on Dec. 12 in Tel Aviv. Sunita Staneslow was…
Amy Nam has been selected as the 2020 Costello Competition winner. The seventh competition organized by the Lyra Society, Nam…
Suoni d’Arpa announced the 2019 prize winners following its 9th competition in Saluzzo, Italy. Held Aug. 30–Sept. 9, no competitor…
The 11th USA International Harp Competition took place July 3–13, 2019. Look for our interview with the Gold Medal winner…
Caroline Wilkins has been named concert artist for the American Harp Society, following the national competition that took place June…
Rachel Lee Hall won the 2019 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Concerto Competition after performing Ginastera’s harp concerto with the symphony…
The results of the the first Pratté International Harp Competition have been announced. Held May 10–11 in Norrköping, Sweden as part of…
Claudia Lamanna won first prize in the Camac Harp Competition held May 5–6 as part of the 2019 North London…
Abigail Kent was awarded the silver medal in the 2019 Medallion International Concerto Competition in Atlanta. She will perform a…
The USA International Harp Competition has announced the harpists competing in the 11th contest. Taking place July 3–13, the 40…
The 2nd international Glowing Harp Competition in Kharkiv, Ukraine concluded on April 10, with prizes going to competitors in six categories.…
On March 16, Anya Garipoli, Claire Thai, and Noël Wan were chosen as the three winners in the 2019 Lyon…
The International Harp Contest in Israel announced the repertoire for its 21st competition, scheduled to take place Oct. 4–14, 2021,…
The Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra named harpist Grace Roepke the grand prize winner in its 60th Young Artists Competition,…
The Italian Harp Association has announced details regarding their ninth international harp competition, “Suoni d’Arpa.” To be held in the…
The USA International Harp Competition announced that Uno Vesje is the winner of the 2018 composition contest. As part of…
Following the 30th Nippon Harp Competition, Renée Murphy has been awarded the top prize. “I am truly honored to have…
The 2nd Zagreb Harp Competition was held Nov. 16–18, 2018 as part of the 6th Zagreb Harp Festival in Croatia.…
The 20th International Harp Contest in Israel takes place Oct. 15-25, 2018. Check here for the results of each stage leading up…
Editor’s note: The prestigious triennial International Harp Contest in Israel takes place October 15–25, 2018, in Akko, Israel. Our reporter…
The 20th International Harp Contest in Israel begins this week! Curious about the competition? Here’s everything you need to know…
Ed. note: The prestigious triennial International Harp Contest in Israel takes place October 15–25, 2018, in Akko, Israel. Our reporter…
Woo Chin (Woojin) Lee of Korea takes home the top prize at the fourth Hong Kong International Harp Competition, with…
Repertoire for the 2019 Glowing Harp Competition has been announced. Taking place Apr. 5–10, 2019 in Kharkiv, Ukraine and open…
Dutch harpist Joost Willemze won the top prize at the 8th “Suoni d’Arpa” International Harp Contest in Italy. “I am…
The American Harp Society Foundation Awards has announced repertoire for its upcoming competitions. Though the location and date of the…
The winners of the 2018 Young Artist’s Harp Competition have been announced. From July 4–7, 2018, 23 finalists from five…
The USA International Harp Competition has announced dates for its 11th harp competition. Taking place at Indiana University’s Jacobs School…
Mana Azimi, Abigail Enssle, and Adam Phan are the winners of the 2018 Anne Adams Awards. Anna Dunlap was named…
Registration is now open for the 4th Hong Kong International Harp Competition, taking place in Chai Wan on Oct. 4…
César Secundino of Mexico recently snatched first prize in the DHF World Harp Competition, presenting an original program of arrangements…
César Secundino of Mexico was the first prize winner of the World Harp Competition, held May 12-13 in conjunction with…
The results are in from the 2nd Korea International Harp Competition. Valerio Lisci of Italy was awarded the top prize…
The American Harp Society has announced repertoire requirements for its 2019 national competition. Located at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the competition is slated to take place in June 2019, prior to the AHS Summer Institute.
The USA International Harp Competition has announced its 6th Solo Harp Composition Contest. Submissions are due Oct. 15, 2018, and…
Following a series of quarterfinal rounds taking place in Hong Kong, Utrecht, and New York in January, the Dutch Harp…
Lyon & Healy has announced details for the 2019 Lyon & Healy Awards, scheduled to take place March 14 –…
Welsh harpist Gwenllian Llyr was recently selected as an artist with City Music Foundation. The two-year program gives highly talented…
The International Harp Contest in Israel has announced that it is now accepting applications for the 20th contest, taking place Oct.…
Madeline Olson is the first prize winner of the 29th Nippon Harp Competition. The three-round competition took place on Nov. 15-19,…
The 5th Mexico International Harp Competition and Festival took place Nov. 10-18, 2017. The competition included 33 competitors from 11…
The Hong Kong International Competition has announced repertoire for its fourth competition, which will take place Oct. 4-7, 2018. There are…
Florence Sitruk, professor of music in harp at Indiana University, will perform a benefit concert for the USA International Harp…
The USA International Harp Competition Board of Directors has added 10 new members to its prestigious ranks. The new additions…
Applications are open for the Dutch Harp Festival’s new World Harp Competition, and the deadline is on September 15th, 2017.…
The Mexico International Harp Competition and Festival has announced competitors for its fifth event, which will take place Nov. 10–17…
The American Harp Society Foundation has announced details for its 2018 Anne Adams Awards, which will take place May 29–June 1, 2018,…
The Young Artist’s Harp Competition has announced repertoire for its biennial event, which will take place July 4–7, 2018. The…
Lyon & Healy Harps has announced its annual Award Winners, following a competition at Carleton College in St. Olaf, Minn., preceding…
The 2017 American Harp Society National Competition and Lyon & Healy Awards took place this week alongside the AHS Summer Institute,…
The results of the Young Professional Division of the 2017 American Harp Society National Competition have just been announced, following…
Harpist Rachel Lee Hall has been chosen as one of the six winners of the Astral Artists 2017 National Auditions.…
The results of the Camac Harp Competition of the North London Festival 2017 have just been announced. Participation in the…
The Italian Harp Association has just announced their 7th International Harp Competition, “Suoni d’Arpa,” to be held in the medieval…
Results have been announced for the 2017 Félix Godefroid Harp Competition, held April 2–4 at the Tournai Conservatory in Belgium. The…
The Glowing Harp Competition announced winners following its recent competition and festival held February 17–22, 2017, in Kharkiv Ukraine. Maria Pozdnyakova…
The USA International Harp Competition has announced repertoire for its eleventh competition, which will take place in 2019. The competition…
The American Harp Society (AHS) has announced a new educational program called the Young Composers Project, designed to inspire young…
No first prize was awarded in two divisions at 4th International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary. Results have been announced…
The International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, kicks off Nov. 30, 2016, with an opening concert by Katrina Szederkényi. Originally from Canada, Szederkényi…
Winners have been announced at the 2016 Camac Prize Taiwan competition, which was held Nov. 25–27, 2016, at the Wenshui…
The 4th International Harp Competition hosted by the Slovenian Harp Association was held November 3-6, 2016, at the Fran Korun…
The Lyra Society has announced the 4th annual Costello Competition for Composition, with first stage entries due Nov. 17, 2016.…
The International Harp Contest in Israel has announced repertoire for its 20th contest, scheduled to take place October 15–25, 2018. The…
Update 9-7-16 Following the finals of the ARD International Music Competition, a winner has been announced… The first prize is…
The winners have just been announced for the Sixth International Competition “Suoni d’Arpa” (Sounds of Harp), which took place this past week,…
Harpists are once again invited to enter the Lewisville Lake Symphony International Competition for Strings and harp. The competition is…
Winners were announced at the third Thailand International Harp Festival Youth Harp Competition, for harpists age 17 and under, which…
Lyon & Healy has announced details for the next Lyon & Healy Awards, which will take place June 22–24, 2017,…
Following a preliminary screening round, quarter finalists have been selected for the fourth biennial Dutch Harp Competition, which will take place October…
Winners were announced at the fifth Young Artist’s Harp Competition, which took place July 6–9, 2016, in conjunction with the…
The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos (San Carlos Royal Academy of Fine Arts) is hosting an International…
Last night, as you probably know, was the final round of the 2016 USA International Harp Competition. If you were…
photos by Seika Dong Stage 4 Results: American Katherine Siochi is the first prize winner of the 10th USA International Harp…
Achieving top placement in the USA International Harp Competition launches your harp career. All of the previous top prizewinners have…
One of the biggest draws to the USA International Harp Competition is the repertoire. Not only is learning four stages…
Coping with the stress and nerves of performing is one of the toughest obstacles to overcome at a high-level competition…