Agenda

Agenda

  • Ireland – one of the harp’s most famous homes – has held an October National Harp Day for many years. This will take place on October 17th, celebrating the incredible Irish harp tradition throughout the land.

    Elsewhere, the virtuoso concert harpist Alexander Boldachev has been inspired by Ireland, and quite a bit more besides. He has a new idea: World Harp Day.

    The pedal harp now also has a history of at least 300 years to its name, and one effect of the Corona crisis is that Alexander has found himself with time to think about this. “Many of us cannot be much on stage at the moment”, he says, “but it will take more than a virus to conquer music.

    All over the world, musicians have been highlighting music’s importance and power in so many fantastic, inspiring ways. I’ve been directly inspired by this in itself, and it also got me thinking more about the harp in this time of crisis. Our instrument can do so many things; it’s not seen as all that portable, but compared to most other polyphonic instruments it’s incredibly portable. I’ve just been taking my harp through Switzerland on trains, walking…and playing for people in many different locations.

    Following these reflections about the harp’s versatility, I decided to organise World Harp Day to raise awareness of the harp as an instrument. UNESCO and the United Nations are already informed, and waiting for the proof that the harp community is huge – and connected!”

    Speaking of unity: we are happy to be joining our colleagues in harp making to support Alexander in the launch of his new venture. There are several ways you can take part in World Harp Day. Post a video of yourself and your harp on social media, #worldharpday. You can also apply to take part in the 24-hour marathon livestream. Keep an eye on Alexander’s site and networks for further developments.

  • Thursday, November 26, 19:30 CET

    Online recital: www.youtube.com/c/CamacHarpsOfficial

    Marcel CARA

    Our series of classical harp recitals, broadcast on YouTube, will begin with Marcel Cara. A scholar of the Académie des Beaux-Arts and of the Société Générale, Marcel graduated recently from Isabelle Moretti’s class in Paris and is widely-recognised as one of the most talented harpists of his generation.

    Helen Leitner, Artist Relations Manager

    Camac Harps

    [email protected]

  • Anna Dunwoodie’s next Zoom Room Harp Chat will be with Camac President, Jakez François, from 5-8PM NZ time on December 2nd. This is your chance to see inside the Camac factory without even leaving your house! 

    Participation costs 10 NZ$ and includes the sheet music to two of Jakez’s own compositions. The first of these is his “Parisian Waltz” from the Odyssey Collection, playable on 27-string small harps with or without levers. The second is “The Minstrel’s Suicide“, his once-heard, never-forgotten jazz take on a famous work by John Thomas. 

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    Anna Dunwoodie

    Zoom Room registration: click here

  • Thursday, December 3, 19:30 CET

    Online recital: www.youtube.com/c/CamacHarpsOfficial

    Mélanie Laurent is the winner of the USA International Harp Competition 2019. She studied with Isabelle Moretti at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris, obtaining her Masters with distinction in 2020. She is also the winner of the Bellan International Competition (2017).

    Following her gold medal in Bloomington, recitals are planned all over the world: in Cardiff, Chicago, Indianapolis, Bloomington, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’an.

    Les Jeudis Classiques : Mélanie LAURENT

    Helen Leitner, Artist Relations Manager

    Les Harpes Camac

    [email protected]

  • Thursday, December 3, 19:30 CET

    Online recital: www.youtube.com/c/CamacHarpsOfficial

    Born in Vilnius in 1990, Agnė Keblytė started her harp studies at the age of 9. She is a laureate of several international harp competitions, including 2nd prize at the 18th International Harp Contest in Israel (2012), and 1st prize at the 2nd International Harp competition in Szeged, Hungary (2010). Now based in Paris, Agnė performs all over the world, for example at Davos Young Artists in Concert, Les Museïques, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, the Rome Chamber Music Festival, Mediterranean Musical Encounters, Perla Baroku, and Encuentro de Musica y Academia de Santander.

    Les Jeudis Classiques : Agne KEBLYTE

    Helen Leitner, Artist Relations Manager

    Camac Harps

    [email protected]

  • Thursday, December 17, 19:30 CET

    Online harp recital: www.youtube.com/c/CamacHarpsOfficial

    David Lootvoet studied in Luxembourg and Rotterdam, with Germaine Lorenzini, and in Isabelle Moretti’s class at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSMDP). In 2005, he won the prestigious post of First Principal Harp at the Opéra National de Paris. He also works regularly with ensembles such as the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre Les Siècles, Les Dissonances, and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

    Les Jeudis Classiques : David Lootvoet

    Helen Leitner, Artist Relations Manager

    Les Harpes Camac

    [email protected]

  • Camac Harps France will be closed from the evening of 23/12/20, until the morning of 04/01/2021. Happy holidays!

    Fermeture de Noël 2020
  • Thursday, January 7 2021, 19:30 CET

    Online harp recital: www.youtube.com/c/CamacHarpsOfficial

    Sylvain Blassel is a harpist and conductor. Very early in his career, his position as Pierre Boulez’s assistant with the Ensemble InterContemporain led to many formative experiences: working for example with György Kurtag, György Ligeti, Brian Ferneyhough, and Helmut Lachenmann.

    Keen to expand the repertoire available to him as a harpist, Sylvain Blassel has come to specialise in the virtuoso adaptation of music hitherto undreamt-of on the harp. He performs not simply transcriptions of digestible solos, but giants of the piano and orchestra repertoire.

    Our 2021 concert agenda is off to a fascinating start! Sylvain Blassel – true to form – performs Haydn’s Sonata n° 60 Hob.XVI.50, and Beethoven’s Six Bagatelles, op.126.

    Les Jeudis Classiques : Sylvain Blassel

    Helen Leitner, Artist Relations Manager

    Les Harpes Camac

    [email protected]

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