Agenda
Agenda
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The 3rd Helsinki Harp Festival will take place from 5th to 8th February 2026 at the Helsinki Music Centre and the world-famous Temppeliaukio (Rock Church) !
Organised by the Finnish Harp Society, the University of the Arts and the Sibelius Academy, the four-day festival focuses on Finnish harp music and harpist composers. Highlights will include concerts for young harpists and a specially commissioned work by Minna Leinonen for harp ensemble of all ages.
There will be performances of music by Finnish harpist-composers Lilly Kajanus-Blenner and Laura Hynninen, as well as concertos by Einojuhani Rautavaara and Kalevi Aho.
We at Camac Harps will present an exhibition of our harps in collaboration with Audiox.
The outstanding Claudia Lucia Lamanna will perform a recital and conduct several days of masterclasses. Our thanks and congratulations go to Artistic Director Päivi Severeide as she creates a festival to strengthen the position of Finnish harp music and bring contemporary composers and Finland-based harpists into the spotlight.
Facebook: Helsinki Harp FestivalInstagram: helsinkiharpfestival26Location: Helsinki Music Centre, FINLAND -
We are proud to collaborate with our friends at Telynau Vining Harps, and we will return to Wales in 2026 for a very special weekend of events in Cardiff!
There will be concerts and workshops by world-renowned international harpists, including Catrin Finch, Veronika Lemishenko, Gwenllian Llŷr, and Tsvetelina Likova.
There will be performances to appeal to all tastes and genres, including the unique jazz of Tara Minton and traditional harp from the exceptional Catriona Hewat.
The weekend also features a wide variety of classes and workshops, suitable for all styles, ages, and levels.For more details, download the full programme PDF here.
Such a busy weekend requires careful planning, so we strongly recommend downloading and reviewing the full programme before visiting the Telynau Vining website to complete your booking.
We are very excited to see you again in Cardiff!
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We are looking forward to the 15th edition of the Concours Français de la Harpe, taking place in the beautiful city of Limoges. The artistic directors, Véronique Chenuet and Marie-Monique Popesco, have once again expertly masterminded this large-scale competition, which encompasses harp playing at all skill levels, from the novice to the highly advanced.
The proceedings will kick off with a breathtaking recital, featuring the extraordinary talents of last year’s winner, Nicole Pedroni (Italy).
We take immense pride in our ongoing collaboration with this prestigious competition, and we are always thrilled to contribute to what has become an inspiring celebration of harp artistry.
As always, our team will be in place to provide servicing for Camac harps and an exhibition of harps for testing and purchase.
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“Dasson an Delenn” is a Celtic harp competition organised by Camac, open to harp students under the age of 21 of all nationalities. It offers them the opportunity to perform in public and in front of a jury, playing a repertoire of music for lever harp (original music, composed or arranged for the harp).
Beyond the competition itself, this event aims to offer students and their teachers a weekend of encounters and promotion of the Celtic harp in a friendly and competitive atmosphere.
The competition is divided into four categories determined by age limits corresponding to progressive levels, from young novice harpists to future professional soloists. There is no minimum age to participate in a category, and participation in several categories is permitted.
Please visit the competition website for regulations and information on how to apply—applications open on 5 January 2026. As places are limited, registrations will be accepted in the order they are received and confirmed by email.
The Dasson an Delenn competition would like to warmly thank the management and staff of the Claude Debussy Conservatory of Music in Saint-Malo for their enthusiastic welcome, harp teacher Anne Le Signor for her valuable advice, the City of Saint-Malo for their support, and our partners Savarez strings, Galli strings, and Ischell microphones.
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We are delighted to announce the next edition of the Félix Godefroid International Harp Competition, which will be held in Tournai (Belgium) from April 29 to May 3, 2026.
This competition is open to both young harpists and advanced students, and, as in previous editions, will welcome many young artists from around the world. All the rounds are open to the public and free of charge: a wonderful opportunity to spend a few days immersed in the world of the harp, sharing musical moments and making wonderful encounters.
Alongside the competition, there will be concerts, a lecture dedicated to Félix Godefroid, masterclasses, and guided tours of the beautiful city of Tournai.
A true harp festival awaits you!
Tournai offers many affordable accommodation options, including the youth hostel, located right next to the conservatory.
Don’t wait too long to plan your stay!
We hope to see many of you in Tournai to share this new edition of the competition in a musical and friendly atmosphere!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FelixGodefroidHarpCompetition
Website: www.harpemosane.be
See you there!
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We are delighted to be returning to Cracow for the 5th Cracow Harp Days, a festival weekend we have proudly sponsored since 2010. It all takes place thanks to the vision of Agnieszka Grela-Fedkowicz, harp professor at Cracow’s Szkoła Muzyczna I i II stopnia im. Bronisława Rutkowskiego.
It is always a joyful meeting between international and Polish harpists, students and stars, and friends old and new. We also host a harp exhibition and offer free regulation of Camac Harps throughout the weekend.
The 5th Cracow Harp Days will now take place between May 9-10, 2026, with guest artists Catrin Finch, Veronika Lemishenko and Alexander Rider.
Each artist will offer their own unique artistry on stage, with an array of styles and colours as well as sharing wisdom and experience with the rising generation in masterclasses and workshops.
The Cracow Harp Days can be contacted via their Facebook or Instagram pages.
Harp regulation enquiries: Marta Mogielnicka, MyHarp.
Not sure who to contact? Alex Rider, [email protected]!
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Collegium21 is a unique musical and educational event in the world of the harp. Its aim is to promote the harp music of today by encouraging exchange between composers and young harpists. Organized in two stages, it offers harpists of all levels the opportunity to discover contemporary compositions through a series of masterclasses led by guest composers. This is followed, a fortnight later, by a competition whose program consists largely of the works studied during the masterclasses, videos of which are available on the event’s website.
Launched in 2016 by Ghislaine Petit-Volta, Collegium21 is supported by the association Les signes de l’arc, under the joint artistic direction of Ghislaine Petit-Volta and Laurence Bancaud.
The sixth edition will take place in 2026 at the Conservatoire C.R.R. in Paris: masterclasses on May 30 and 31 and the competition on June 13 and 14.
All information is available on the competition website.
