7th USA International Harp Competition (2007)

July 4 - 14, 2007

L to R: Orliac, Krushevskaya, Hirano

Gold Medal - Maria Krushevskaya (Russia)
Silver Medal - Hanako Hirano (Japan)
Bronze Medal - Coline-Marie Orliac (France)
4th Prize - Jane Yoon (South Korea/USA)
5th Prize - Maiko Enomoto (Japan)
6th Prize - Mai Fukui (Japan)
7th Prize - Reine Takano (Japan)
8th Prize - Angela Dastrup (USA)

Winners

  • Best Performance of Pierné’s Concertstück for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 39 - Maria Krushevskaya (Russia)

  • Best Performance of Küne’s Fantasie sur un theme de l’opera Eugene Onegin - Maria Krushevskaya (Russia)

  • Best Performance of Parish Alvars’ Introduction and Variation on Themes from Bellini’s Opera “Norma” - Maria Krushevskaya (Russia)

  • Best Performance of Krenek’s Sonata for Harp, Op. 150 - Hanako Hirano (Japan)

  • Best Performance of Hsu’s Huan - Coline-Marie Orliac (France)

  • 2nd Composition Contest Prize - Chia-Yu Hsu (Taiwan), Huan

Special Prizes

Charles Webb (Jury President)
Milda Agazarian
Murray Boren
Yolanda Kondonassis
Isabelle Perrin
Lieve Robbroeckx
Karen Vaughan
Naoko Yoshino

Jury

Gold Medal:

  • Commemorative Lyon & Healy Gold Concert Grand Harp, value $55,000, sponsored by Lyon & Healy Harps

  • New York Debut Recital, sponsored by the Victor Salvi Foundation

  • London Debut Recital, sponsored by the Victor Salvi Foundation

  • Taipei Debut Recital, sponsored by Rosy Clouds Foundation

  • CD Recording, sponsored by the Victor Salvi Foundation

  • Artist Management , sponsored by the Victor Salvi Foundation

  • $5,000 – David and Linda Rollo Award in memory of Mindee Rollo

Silver Medal:

  • $5,000 - Jill Bailiff Prize

  • $1,000 - Rachel Mary Jones Memorial Prize

Bronze Medal: $4,000 – Eul Duk Kwak Memorial Prize

Fourth Prize: $3,000 – Vanderbilt Music Company Prize

Fifth Prize: $2,500 - Dr. Konrad William Rinne and Dr. Erzsébet Gaal Rinne Prize

Sixth Prize: $2,000 – Clare McLaughlin Student Prize

Seventh Prize: $1,500 – Mary L. Ogg Prize

Eighth Prize: $1,000 Cui Jun Zhi Prize

Special Prizes

  • $1,000 – Jan Jennings Prize for the Best Performance of Pierné’s Concertstück for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 39

  • $1,000 – Mary L. Ogg Prize for the Best Performance of Küne’s Fantasie sur un theme de l’opera Eugene Onegin

  • $1,000 – Mary L. Ogg Prize for the Best Performance of Parish Alvars’ Introduction and Variation on Themes from Bellini’s Opera “Norma”

  • $1,000 – Willy Postma Prize for the Best Performance of Krenek’s Sonata for Harp, Op. 150

  • $1,000 – Mario Falcao Prize for the Best Performance of Hsu’s Huan

2nd Composition Contest Prize

  • $2,000 American Harp Society Prize

  • Publication of winning composition by Lyon & Healy Publishing

Prize Awards

Stage I

  • J.S. Bach, trans. Renié: Pièce en sol

  • E. Parish Alvars: Introduction and Variations on Themes from Bellini’s Opera “Norma”

  • J. de la Presle: Le jardin mouillé

Stage II

  • Choice of:

    • J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 3 in B minor

    • J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 6 in F Major

  • E. Krenek: Sonata for Harp, Op. 150

  • Choice of:

    • H. Renié: Ballade Fantastique

    • C. Salzedo: Ballade, Op. 28

Stage III

  • A free choice program of 40 minutes to include:

    • 3rd Composition Contest winning composition: Huan by Chia-yu Hsu

Stage IV

  • E. Walter Küne: Fantaisie sur un thème de l’opera “Eugene Onegin”

  • G. Pierné: Concertstück for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 39

Repertoire

Irantzu Agirre-Arrizubieta, Spain
Aida Aragoneses-Aguado, Spain
Ingrid Bauer, New Zealand
Stephanie Beck, Lichtenstein
Madeline Blood, USA
Sasha Boldachev, Russia
Angela Dastrup, USA
Yi-Wen Ding, Taiwan
Maiko Enomoto, Japan
Mai Fukui, Japan
Feodora-Johanna Gabler, Germany
Simone Geyer, Germany
Hanako Hirano, Japan
Li-Ya Huang, Taiwan
Jing-I Jang, Taiwan
Emilie Jaulmes, France

Competitors

Sandra Kablar, Serbia
Rino Kageyama, Japan
Ah-Rim Kim, South Korea
Yoo Jin Kim, South Korea
Maria Krushevskaya, Russia
Hsin Ning Liu, Taiwan
Cheryl Losey, USA
Maryanne Meyer, USA
Andreas Mildner, Germany
Coline-Marie Orliac, France
Antonio Ostuni, Italy
Jin Park, South Korea
Sara Shute, USA
Zhiyang Sung, China
Reine Takano, Japan
Heidi Tims, USA

Sadie Turner, USA
Gloria Lorena Vasconcellos, USA
Jane Yoon, South Korea/USA
Kristie A. Withers, USA