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Dutch Harp Festival announces 2024 lineup

Featured performers at the 2024 Dutch Harp Festival
Featured performers at the 2024 Dutch Harp Festival include (top row, from l. to r.) Brandee Younger; Catrin Finch (harp) and Aoife Ní Bhriain (violin); Remy van Kesteren; Alex Misko (guitar) and Alexander Boldachev (harp); (middle row, from l. to r.) Tom Monger; Deborah Henson-Conant; Angélica Salvi; the Oorkaan Ensemble presenting a children’s concert; (bottom row, from l. to r.) Charles Overton; the Juanjo Corbalán Quartet, featuring 2022 DHF World Harp Competition winner and Paraguayan harpist Juanjo Corbalán (far right); Miriam Adefris; and Ranie Ribeiro.

December 29, 2023

The Dutch Harp Festival (DHF) has announced its 2024 lineup. With a theme of “Night of a 1000 Strings,” this year’s festival will take place in TivoliVredenburg Utrecht on April 20. In addition to music in a variety of genres, the festival also features visuals, projections, sound and light installations, and instrument workshops. Tickets are available on the DHF website (€35 for adults and €20 for children up to 18 years old).

Performers and artists featured at the festival include:

  • harpist and composer Brandee Younger with her band
  • Welsh musicians Catrin Finch (harp) and Aoife Ní Bhriain (violin)
  • Dutch harpist and DHF artistic director Remy van Kesteren
  • harpist Alexander Boldachev and guitarist Alex Misko
  • harpist Tom Monger of Florence + The Machine
  • GRAMMY-nominated electric harpist Deborah Henson-Conant
  • Spanish harpist, composer, and sound artist Angélica Salvi
  • the Oorkaan Ensemble presenting a children’s concert blending music and theater
  • harpist and composer Charles Overton
  • the Juanjo Corbalán Quartet, featuring 2022 DHF World Harp Competition winner and Paraguayan harpist Juanjo Corbalán
  • Austrian-Ethiopian harpist Miriam Adefris
  • multi-genre harpist and former DJ Ranie Ribeiro

For more information, visit the DHF website.

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