SPRING 2018
Events
Harpe Diem, the Flemish harpday in Belgium, will celebrate its 25thanniversary on 11 November 2018 with Catrin Finch, Artistic Director of the 14thWorld Harp Congress in Cardiff, as main guest. There will be masterclasses, recitals, ensembles, and a harp and music exhibition. www.harpediem.be
Competitions
The 5thHarpegio Competition took place on 3-4 March 2018. The results of the competition are:
First division
First prize: Nina Vandeurzen
Second prize: Julie Debrabandere
Third prize: Soukeina Douiri
Incentive award: Foucauld d’Alès
Second division
First prize: Bradley Swinnen
Second prize: Zimra Hegedűs-Bjelik
Third prize: Hanne Van Hulle
Third division
First prize: Sielke Ramakers
Second prize: Néféli Motteu
Incentive award: Bujana Ameti and Lucia Valls Martinez
Fourth division
First prize: Catherine Willems
Second prize: Siobhan Mathiak
Third prize: Evelien Vaneysendeyk
Fifth division
Second prize: Luna Vissers
Third prize and incentive award: Juliette Gauthier
FALL 2017
Events
The 24th edition of the Flemish harpday will take place on Saturday 11 November 2017 in Leuven.
SPRING 2017
New recordings
Schumann & Schubert – Anneleen Lenaerts and Dionysis Grammenos have released a harp/clarinet disc of Schubert and Schumann on Warner Classics. All the tracks are masterpieces from the heyday of the German Romantic period: Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata D821 and ‘Ständchen’ from Schwanengesang, Schumann’s Drei Romanzen Op.92 and Fantasiestücke Op.12, and songs by Clara Schumann from the Rückert Lieder.
