9th USA International Harp Competition (2013)
July 10 - 20, 2013
L to R: van Kesteren, Marinelli, Levin
Gold Medal - Remy van Kesteren (Netherlands)
Silver Medal - Marta Marinelli (Italy)
Bronze Medal - Emily Levin (USA)
4th Prize - Yu Ying Chen (China)
5th Prize - Emily Hoile (UK)
6th Prize - Joel von Lerber (Switzerland)
7th Prize - Gwenllian Llyr (Wales)
8th Prize - Alexandra Mullins (USA)
Winners
Prize for Best Performance of Carl Reinecke’s Harp Concerto in E Minor, Op. 182 - Marta Marinelli (Italy)
Prize for the Best Performance of Benjamin Attahir's De l'obsurite II - Remy van Kesteren (Netherlands)
4th Composition Contest Prize - Benjamin Attahir (France), De l'obsurite II
Special Prizes
Ann Yeung (Jury President)
Mieko Inoue
Baltazar Juárez
Maria Luisa Rayan
Gillian Benet Sella
Dan Yu
Emile Naoumoff
Jury
Gold Medal:
Commemorative Lyon & Healy Gold Concert Grand Harp, value $55,000, Sponsored by Lyon & Healy Harps
Two Debut Recitals sponsored by Lyon & Healy Harps
CD Recording sponsored by Lyon & Healy Harps
Career Promotion sponsored by Lyon & Healy Harps
$5,000 – David and Linda Rollo Award in memory of Mindee Rollo
Silver Medal: $5,000 – Bow Brand Prize
Bronze Medal: $4,000 – Eul Duk Kwak Memorial Prize
Fourth Prize: $3,000 – Vanderbilt Music Company Prize in Memory of Eleanor Fell
Fifth Prize: $2,500 - Dr. Konrad William Rinne and Dr. Erzsébet Gaal Rinne Prize
Sixth Prize: $2,000 – Rachel Mary and John Isaac Jones Memorial Prize
Seventh Prize: $1,500 – Marlene Rapp Prize
Eighth Prize: $1,000 – Friend of the Harp Competition Prize
Special Prizes:
$1,000 – Willy Postma Concerto Prize for the best performance of Carl Reinecke’s Harp Concerto in E Minor, Op. 182
$1,000 – Mario Falcao Prize for the best performance of the winning composition of the 4th Composition Contest – Benjamin Attahir's De l'obsurite II
4th Composition Contest Prize:
$2,000 American Harp Society Prize
Publication of winning composition by Lyon & Healy Publishing
Prize Awards
Stage I
Choose One:
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata K113 (no repeats)
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata K209 (no repeats)
Gabriel Fauré: Impromptu, Op.86
Ami Ma’ayani: Maqamat
Stage II
Henriette Renié: Contemplation
Choose One:
Alfredo Casella: Sonata for Harp
Nicholas Flagello: Sonata for Harp
Gioacchino Rossini/Bochsa-Moretti: Rondo on “Zitti Zitti”
Choose One:
Mikhail Glinka-Balakirev: The Lark, ed. Agazarian (Harp Masters) or Erdeli (Salvi Publications)
Franz Liszt: The Nightingale, ed. Renié
Stage III
A free choice recital program of 40 minutes to include:
Benjamin Attahir: De l’obscurité II
Henriette Renié: Danse des Lutins
Stage IV
Carl Reinecke: Concerto in E Minor for Harp & Orchestra, Op. 182
Repertoire
Vuokko Ahtila, Finland
Ritsuko Arima, Japan
Emilie Bastens, Netherlands
Chu Chun Cheng, Taiwan
Yu Ying Chen, China
Daphné Coullet, France
Seika Dong, USA
Maja Dvoracek, Germany
Irene Fenninger, Germany
Xing Gao , China
Helen Gerhold, USA
Louise Grandjean, France
Zachary Hatcher, USA
Emily Hoile, UK
SeHee Hwang, South Korea
Saika Ikeshiro, Japan
Competitors
Coline Jaget, France
Jeremy Kepplemann, USA
Merve Kocabeyler, Turkey
Elizaveta Kozina, Russia
Emily Levin, USA
Chu-Heng Liao, Taiwan
Gwenllian Llyr, UK
Julia Lukan, Austria
Marta Marinelli, Italy
Mina Marinkovic, Serbia
Ann McLaughlin, USA
Ian McVoy, USA
Mayo Miura, Japan
Yuki Miyata, Japan
Cristina Montes Mateo, Spain
Alexandra Mullins, USA
Emmanuel Padilla Holguin, Mexico
Jia Peng, China
Elisabeth Plank, Austria
Betuel Ramirez, Mexico
Marion Ravot, France
Mary Reid, UK
Haley Rhodeside, USA
Aubrey Shumway, USA
Remy van Kesteren, Netherlands
Joel von Lerber, Switzerland
Nora von Marschall, Germany