The International Harp Contest in Israel
Classical music competition
Susanna Mildonian winner of the 1st International Harp Contest in Israel, 1959 The International Harp Contest in Israel is a harp competition. Founded in 1959 by Aharon Zvi Propes in the city of Jerusalem , it was the first competition for the harp in the history of the instrument.
Past competitions winners
Year
1st prize
2nd prize
3rd prize
Special prizes
1959
Susanna Mildonian, Belgium
Suzan Hacket McDonald, USA
Edward Witsenburg, Holland
1962
Lynn Turner, United States
Guiliana Albisetti, Italy
Brigitte Deshais du Portail, France
for best performance of Toccata composed by Ami Maayani : Bogumila Lutak, Poland
1965
Martine Géliot , France
Emilia Moskvitina, Soviet Union
Natalia Strebkova, Soviet Union
1970
Chantal Mathieu , France
Catherine Michel, France
Ayoko Shinokazi, Japan
1973
Nancy Allen , United States
Grace Wong, USA
Caitriona Yeats, Ireland
1976
Ivan Ion Roncea, Romania
Frédérique Cambreling, France
Hazel Kathleen Kienzie, USA
1979
Emily Mitchell, United States
Barbara Allen, United States
Irena Kaganovska, Israel
1982
Alice Giles , Australia
Linda Aiella, United States and Patricia Tassini, Italy
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1985
Naoko Yoshino, Japan
not awarded
Ieuan Jones, Wales (UK)
1988
Isabelle Moretti , France
Lucy Wakeford, UK
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1992
Marie-Pierre Langlamet , France
Yana Boushkova, Czech Republic
Mariko Anraku, Canada
1994
not awarded
Anna Makarova, Russia
Godelive Shram, Netherlands
1998
Gwyneth Wentink, Netherlands
Christina Bianchi, Italy
Kyo-Jin Lee, Korea
2001
Letizia Belmondo, Italy
Jessica Li Zhou, China
Lavinia Meijer , Netherlands
2003
Varvara Ivanova , Russia
Julie Bunzel, Israel
Albane Mahe, France
*Gulbenkian prize: Etsuko Shoiji, Japan
2006
Sivan Magen , Israel
Cécile Maudire, France
Etsuko Chida, Japan
*Israeli Composition prize: Sivan Magen , Israel
2009
not awarded
Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova
Remy van Kesteren , Netherlands
*Chamber Music prize: Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova
2012
Anais Gaudemard, France
Agne Keblyte, Lithuania
Mai Fukui, Japan
*Semi-Final Prize: In memory of Yona Ettinger: Anais Gaudemard, France
For best performance of R. Murray Schafer: The Crown of Ariadne: Anais Gaudemard, France
Aharon Zvi and Mara Propes Prize: Agne Keblyte
For best performance of Israeli composition by Zvi Avni, Fantasy for harp: Agne Keblite, Lithuania
Mario Falcao Prize: Mai Fukui, Japan
For best performance of a Free Choice Contemporary Work, in Stage II: Mai Fukui, Japan
Semi-Final Round Competitors
Second Round Competitors
Bass, Elizabeth, UK
Enomoto, Maiko, Japan
Fukui, Mai, Japan
Gaudemard, Anais, France
Gott, Michelle, USA
Guiraud, Alexandra, France
Keblyte, Agne, Lithuania
Loei, Yi-Yun, Australia
Panizza, Martino, Italy
Saglietti, Stefania, Italy
Sidyagina, Oksana, Russia
Vernia, Inbar, Israel
Wan, Noel, USA
Yoon, Jane, USA
Second Round Repertoire:
First Round Competitors:
Alquati, Tatiana, Italy
Amstutz, Nathalie, Switzerland
Bass, Elizabeth, UK
Dimitrova, Denitza, Bulgaria
Enomoto, Maiko, Japan
Fukui, Mai, Japan
Galo-Place, Claire, France
Gaudemard, Anais, France
Gott, Michelle, USA
Guiraud, Alexandra, France
Keblyte, Agne, Lithuania
Loei, Yi-Yun, Australia
Montes, Mateo Cristina, Spain
Panizza, Martino, Italy
Saglietti, Stefania, Italy
Sato, Rieko, Japan
Scholten, Nick, The Netherlands
Shemesh, Sarah, Israel
Sidyagina, Oksana, Russia
Vernia, Inbar, Israel
Vreeburg, Liesbeth, The Netherlands
Wan, Noel, USA
Widi, Rama, Indonesia
Yoon, Jane, USA
Young, Tamara, UK
Zdorovetchi, Ina, Moldova
First Round Repertoire:
Sonata in G, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Rhapsodie, Marcel Grandjany
Choice of Suite:
Fantasy for Harp, Tzvi Avni
2015
Yuying Chen, China
Anaelle Tourett, France
Eva Tomsic, Slovenia
2018
Lenka Petrović, Serbia
Joel von Lerber, Switzerland
Marina Fradin, Israel
*Semi-final prize:
Irina Kaganovsky prize:
Mario Falcao Prize: Joan Rafaelle Kim, USA
Ropes prize: Joel von Lerber, Switzerland
2021
Claudia Lucia Lamanna, Italy
Lea Maria Löffler, Germany
Beatriz Cortesão, Portugal
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