Following a preliminary screening round, quarter finalists have been selected for the fourth biennial Dutch Harp Competition, which will take place October 12–16, 2016, in Utrecht in conjunction with the Dutch Harp Festival. Thirty-three harpists will vie for a First Prize of €5,000 along with the competition’s Career Development Program package, which includes concert tours in the Netherlands and Asia and other perks.
Quarter finalists will begin the competition on Oct. 12 with a performance of Luciano Berio’s Sequenza II, along with a free choice selection. A themed, free choice semi-final round will take place on October 14, followed by a final round on October 16 to include Handel’s Concerto in B-flat and a new work composed for the competition. Jury members include competition founder Remy van Kesteren, Australian harpist Alice Giles, and composer Rembrandt Frerichs.
Quarter Finalists
Tatiana Alquati, Italy
Michela Amici, Italy
Ursula Aščić, Slovenia
Sophie Baird-Daniel, USA
Juliana Lillie Beckel, USA
Aurélie Bouchard, France
Annemieke Breunesse, Netherlands
Héloïse Carlean-Jones, France/South Africa
Juliette Commeaux, France
Vanja Contu, Italy
Simon Foerster, Germany
Jean-Baptiste Haye, France
Heather Hills, USA
Chen-Yu Huang, Taiwan
Zoë Knoop, Netherlands
Chu-Heng Liao, Taiwan
Beate Loonstra, Netherlands
Salomé Mokdad, France
Rosanna Moore, UK
Kana Onishi, Japan
Giulia Ott, Switzerland
Lior Ouziel, Israel
Emmanuel Padilla Holguín, Mexico
Martino Panizza, Italy
Yeona Pi, South Korea
Rosanna Rolton, UK/Netherlands
Miriam Ruf, Germany
Juri Saito, Japan
Elin Samuel, UK
Nick Scholten, Netherlands
Rahel Schweizer, Switzerland
Diane Segard, France
Michelle Sweegers, Netherlands
For more information visit http://harpfestival.nl/competition/.
