HARPIST, PhD / ハーピスト
I have been privileged to have been invited as the jury of the Professional Category.
Wonderful Jury members; Norio Sato (Guitar) , Tomoko Iwashita (Flute) ,Katryna Tan, Mari Kimura, Etsuko Chida and Eri Matsumura
Japanese Harp Society organised a Spohr Presentation for me at the Aoyama Harp Office in Tokyo! I am very grateful for this opportunity!! All the Bärenreiter’s URTEXT scores of Spohr, which they had for this day, were sold out!! Extremely Happy!!
I had my first Masterclass in Japan at the Tokyo University of Arts. I prepared a Powerpoint presentation on the 18th and 19th century harp practices with 40 slides. It was great to have students from Reine Takano and Naoko Yoshino,
Thank you, Stephen Fitzpatrick, for inviting me to Mozarteum, Salzburg. Once again, it was such an intense but fun day. Handel, Scarlatti, Spohr, Parish Alvars…..Our topic was ‘How do we develop taste’ ! Thank you dear students for your enthusiasm!
An extract from the concert in Malmaison, France will become a CD next year!
Fruitful Summer Masterclass with wonderful enthusiastic students!!
Thank you for Kohi Andonyan, who came with 5 of her fantastic students from Bulgaria!!
Such great fun it was to play in the Opening Concert!
Three full days of teaching and a PowerPoint presentation on ‘Historical harp practices’ were held for Prof. Gesine Dreyer’s wonderful harp class. Mozart, Krumpholtz, Petrini, Dussek, Corri, Spohr….My goodness, it was a speedy course on these pieces!! It was amazing to hear the transformation after three days. The students became much more aware and began to listen critically to their habitual fingering! YES!! We can integrate historical harp practices in our modern harp playing!!
An intense workshop was held with the students of Manja Smits on Mozart’s Concerto for Harp and Flute, KV. 299.
There is always a discovery! Never be afraid of new challenges! Change old habits! These were the themes of our workshop. We tend to be comfortable with our usual habitual fingerings and playing manners. Let us be imaginative and find more possibilities that may animate this beautiful concerto!
A fine and enthusiastic harp class led by Miriam Overlach welcomed me for a Masterclass on “Exploring and integrating 18th and 19th historical practices in our modern harp playing”. All students prepared a classical repertoire !
Thank you Miriam, for inviting me! Let us keep up with our healthy laughter!!
