The Kansas City Symphony, under Music Director Matthias Pintscher, announces principal harp auditions to be held March 31–April 1, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. This vacancy for principal harp is a tenure-track position, with an anticipated start date in September 2025....
The Hong Kong International Harp Competition has announced required repertoire for its ninth edition, to be held Oct. 1–7, 2025, in Y Square, Hong Kong. The competition consists of 12 divisions, categorized by age (as of Oct. 1, 2025) and type of harp (lever or...
The European Harp Symposium “Stellae Matutinae” has announced its next event, set to take place April 12–18, 2025. According to a press release, the Harp Symposium “celebrates the harp in all its aspects … and brings amateurs and professionals from all over Europe to...
Welsh jazz harpist Amanda Whiting is releasing her new album A Christmas Cwtch on First Word Records on Dec. 2. This 14-track collection takes on assorted classics by musicians such as Vince Guaraldi, Bill Evans, Gustav Holst, and Pyotr Ilych...
The 35th Soka-Nippon International Harp Competition has announced the winners of this year’s competition, held Nov. 10–17 in Soka City, Japan. Evelien Vaneysendeyk of Belgium, who studies with Sivan Magen in Berlin, is the first prize winner of the Professional...
Following the passing of harpist Deborah Fleisher on Sept. 29, the Peabody Post published the following tribute shared by her sister, Leah Fleisher. (Deborah Fleisher was an alumna of the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, earning her Artist’s Diploma...
Alina Bzhezhinska is the first harpist to be awarded the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Jazz Award for Best Jazz Ensemble of the Year for her band HipHarpCollective. In a press release, Bzhezhinska says her music “brings a fresh, dynamic vision to the harp, honoring...
The Fort Collins Symphony, under Music Director Wes Kenney, announces principal harp auditions to be held Jan. 12, 2025, in Fort Collins, Colo. Applicants must submit a resume and refundable audition deposit by Dec. 29, 2024. For required repertoire and application...
The Hong Kong Philharmonic is seeking a principal harpist. This is a full-time position, with a 44-week performing season. Applicants must submit an unedited video recording of the audition repertoire no later than Dec. 31, 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be...
The 7th International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary, will be held Nov. 19–23, 2025, at the Reök Palace. The competition is open to harpists of all nationalities who were born on or after Nov. 24, 1999, and is divided into three age categories. Applications are...
