The International Harp Contest in Israel

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

2012

• 1st prize: Anais Gaudemard, France
• 2nd prize: Agne Keblyte, Lithuania
• 3rd prize: 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
  • Maiko Enomoto, Japan
  • Mai Fukui, Japan
  • Anais Gaudemard, France
  • Agne Keblyte, Lithuania
  • Stefania Saglietti, Italy
  • Noël Wan, USA
• 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:
    • Legende, Henriette Renie
    • Prelude, Andre Jolivet
    • Choice of Sonata:
      • Dalvimare
      • Viotti
      • Marin
    • Free choice contemporary (to be written after 1985)
• 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:
      • Suite for Harp, Benjamin Britten
      • Suite in Classic Style, Lynn Palmer
      • Suite pour Harpe, Jean Francaix
    • Fantasy for Harp, Tzvi Avni

2009

• 1st prize: not awarded
• 2nd prize: Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova
• 3rd prize: Remy van Kesteren, Netherlands
  • Chamber Music prize: Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova
  • Israeli Commissioned piece prize: Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova
  • Mario Falcao prize: Remy van Kesteren, Netherlands
  • Renie prize: Emily Levin, United States

2006

• 1st prize: Sivan Magen, Israel
• 2nd prize: Cecile Maudire, France
• 3rd prize: Etsuko Chida, Japan
  • Israeli Composition prize: Sivan Magen, Israel
  • Contemporary piece prize: Cecile Maudire, France
  • Mario Falcao prize: Teresa Zimmermann, Germany
  • Renie prize: Sivan Magen, Israel

2003

• 1st prize: Varvara Ivanova, Russia
• 2nd prize: Julie Bunzel, Israel
• 3rd prize: Albane Mahe, France
  • Gulbenkian prize: Etsuko Shoiji, Japan
  • Israeli Composition prize: Julie Bunzel, Israel
  • Contemporary Piece prize: Varvara Ivanova, Russia
  • Chamber Music prize: Julie Bunzel, Israel

2001

• 1st prize: Letizia Belmondo, Italy
• 2nd prize: Jessica Li Zhou, China
• 3rd prize: Lavinia Meijer, Netherlands

1998

• 1st prize: Gwyneth Wentink, Netherlands
• 2nd prize: Christina Bianchi, Italy
• 3rd prize: Kyo-Jin Lee, Korea

1994

• 1st prize: not awarded

1992

• 1st prize: Marie-Pierre Langlamet, France

1988

• 1st prize: Isabelle Moretti, France

1985

• 1st prize: Naoko Yoshino, Japan

1982

• 1st prize: Alice Giles, Australia

1979

• 1st prize: Emily Mitchell, United States

1976

• 1st prize: Ivan Ion Roncea, Romania

1973

• 1st prize: Nancy Allen, United States

1970

• 1st prize: Chantal Mathieu, France

1965

• 1st prize: Martine Geliot, France

1962

• 1st prize: Lynn Turner, United States

1959

• 1st prize: Susanna Mildonian, Belgium

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