Woo Chin (Woojin) Lee of Korea takes home the top prize at the fourth Hong Kong International Harp Competition, with Adam Phan (USA) and Jasmine Shek (Hong Kong) winning silver and bronze respectively. An impressive 173 harpists competed in live rounds that took place...
Repertoire for the 2019 Glowing Harp Competition has been announced. Taking place Apr. 5–10, 2019 in Kharkiv, Ukraine and open to harpists around the world, the competition offers seven divisions for competitors of varying ages. The deadline to submit an application...
Dutch harpist Joost Willemze won the top prize at the 8th “Suoni d’Arpa” International Harp Contest in Italy. “I am extremely happy to have won the competition,” Willemze says. “I’m looking forward to recording my album with TACTUS and performing the concerts that...
The American Harp Society Foundation Awards has announced repertoire for its upcoming competitions. Though the location and date of the competitions have not yet been determined, the Grandjany Memorial Competition will be held in conjunction with the Anne Adams Awards...
The winners of the 2018 Young Artist's Harp Competition have been announced. From July 4–7, 2018, 23 finalists from five countries came together in Gambier, Ohio to compete. Claire Thai won the emerging artist division, and Renee Murphy, Janice Hur, and Danielle Nam...
The USA International Harp Competition has announced dates for its 11th harp competition. Taking place at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Ind., the triennial affair is scheduled for July 3-13, 2019. Erin Brooker-Miller, the competition’s...
Mana Azimi, Abigail Enssle, and Adam Phan are the winners of the 2018 Anne Adams Awards. Anna Dunlap was named an alternate winner, and other grand finalists included Deanna Cirielli, Natalie Man, and Juanito Riveros. The three winners will receive a $2,000...
Registration is now open for the 4th Hong Kong International Harp Competition, taking place in Chai Wan on Oct. 4 – 8, 2018. The deadline to submit applications and video recordings is May 31, 2018, and contestants will be notified by July 31, 2018 if they advanced to...
César Secundino of Mexico recently snatched first prize in the DHF World Harp Competition, presenting an original program of arrangements entitled "Around the World in 47 Strings." Introducing himself as the pilot of a Boeing 747 harp, he first distributed flight...
César Secundino of Mexico was the first prize winner of the World Harp Competition, held May 12-13 in conjunction with the Dutch Harp Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Alice Belugou of France/Switzerland received second prize, and Aimee Hang Yu Lam of Hong Kong/UK...
