The Hampton Roads Harp Competition has announced the winners of the 2023 contest. Held on March 4 in conjunction with the Hampton Roads Harp Festival at Old Dominion University, the competition is open to participants of any nationality up to U.S. grade 12. Winners...
The Hong Kong International Harp Competition has announced required repertoire and other application details for its eighth edition, set to take place Oct. 4–8 in Hong Kong. Applicants may register between July 1 and July 30. The competition consists of 12 divisions...
The 12th edition of the Concours Français de la Harpe took place Feb. 10–12, 2023, in Limoges, France. More than 100 candidates from 16 different countries performed in the competition’s 12 repertoire divisions. Jury members for this year’s contest included Marielle...
Registration is now open for the 2023 edition of Collegium21, a multi-day event which includes a series of masterclasses June 3–4, followed by a harp competition June 17–18, held at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional in Paris. The Collegium21 event is organized...
The USA International Harp Competition has announced repertoire for its 13th Competition, which will take place in the spring of 2025. The competition takes place every three years in Bloomington, Ind., and is open to harpists of all nationalities between the ages of...
Xinyue Zhang of China won first prize in the professional pedal division at the seventh Hong Kong International Harp Competition. Lucie Spedicato (France) took home silver. Katherine Kappelmann (U.S.) was awarded fifth prize. The competition was open to harpists of...
The Italian Harp Association has announced the repertoire for its 12th International Harp Contest in Italy Suoni d’Arpa. The competition will take place Aug. 30–Sept. 3, 2023, at the Fondazione Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale, in the medieval town of Saluzzo....
The 34th Soka-Nippon International Harp Competition has announced the winners of this year’s competition, held Nov. 17–20 in Soka City, Japan. The jury for this year’s competition included chairperson Norio Sato (guitar), as well as jury members Mari Nakano (flute),...
The “Arpademia for Celtic Harp” International Competition has announced the repertoire for its third edition. Created by the Arpademia Association together with Università Popolare dell’Alto Monferrato, the competition will be held in one or two video rounds,...
The ARD International Music Competition has announced the repertoire for its 72nd edition. The competition will be held in Munich in four stages Aug. 28–Sept. 15, 2023. This year’s categories include harp, double bass, piano trio, and viola. Harpists of all...
