12th USA International Harp Competition

The three finalists in the 11th USAIHC included gold medal winner
Mélanie Laurent of France (left), silver medalist Valerio Lisci of Italy (center), and bronze medalist Mathilde Wauters of Belgium (right). Photo by James Brosher

The 12th USA International Harp Competition will take place June 29–July 9, 2022, at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The competition takes place every three years and is open to harpists of all nationalities between the ages of 18 and 32 as of May 1, 2022. Contestants will perform required and free choice repertoire over the course of four stages.

For more information, visit the competition website. Subscribe to Harp Column to read our 2019 cover story with Mélanie Laurent, the first prize winner of the 11th USAIHC.