Camac Blog
A vision in Pastel: The Debut Album from Mélanie Laurent
November 22, 2025
Gold medalist of the USA International Harp Competition and solo harpist of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Mélanie Laurent is undoubtedly one of the most eminent French harpists working today. Given her background, she has a natural affinity with the ethereal music of her compatriots. In tribute to the exquisite lightness of French repertoire, Mélanie titled her debut album Pastel, a word rich with delicate connotations. We asked Mélanie what this title specifically meant to her. “The album title resonates with me in several ways. First, it's a nod to my origins, through the pastel flower, nicknamed ‘the blue gold" of Toulouse. It also represents a palette of soft, subtle colors, as well as a drawing medium, like the harp, allowing me to paint an impressionistic universe full of nuances. These hues evoke delicacy, transparency, and subtlety, suggesting without imposing.”Read more…
Concert and lessons with Jasmin-Isabel Kühne in Berlin
June 12, 2018
Jasmin-Isabel Kühne will be @ Camac Harfen Deutschland on July 6th and 7th, 2018. This will be your chance to hear some interesting, little-played repertoire such as Franz Pönitz's "Nordische Ballade", and the German premier of Uno Alexander Vesje's latest work - this last on the blue harp. Read more…
Hands on the Harp, UK
June 11, 2018
Our UK distributors The Early Music Shop are holding a "Hands on Harp" day for complete beginners, in their lovely space at Salts Mill, West Yorkshire. Read more…
“Works of art make rules”…
June 10, 2018
...said Claude Debussy. "Rules do not make works of art." That would certainly be true of his masterpiece for harp and string orchestra, 'Danse sacrée et danse profane'. Read more…
