Isabelle Moretti

Isabelle Moretti (born 5 May 1964 in Lyon) is a French classical harpist.

Isabelle Moretti in 2007

Biography

Moretti studied harp at the Conservatoire de Lyon, then at the Conservatoire de Paris^[1] where she is a teacher.

In 2006, she premiered the harp concertos by Philippe Hersant and Michèle Reverdy.

In 2007, Moretti played "La Source" by Alphonse Hasselmans in the episode "Les Sons de la nature" of Jean-François Zygel's TV program La boîte à musique [fr].^[2]

In 2015, she performed the Polish premiere of Karol Beffa's Concerto pour harpe.^[3]

Selected discography

• Sonates pour harpe by Casella, C.P.E. Bach, Dussek, Hindemith, Tailleferre, Harmonia Mundi, 1987.
• Ravel, Debussy, Caplet, Cras, Musique de chambre pour harpe, with the Parisii Quartet, Michel Moraguès (flute), Pascal Moraguès (clarinet), Dominique Desjardin (double bass), Auvidis Valois, 1995.
• André Caplet, Le Miroir de Jésus, Inscriptions champêtres, with the Quatuor Ravel, Michel Chanu, Hanna Schaer, female choir Bernard Têtu directed by Bernard Têtu, Musidisc Accord, 1996.
• Joaquín Rodrigo, Concierto serenata, with the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla directed by Edmon Colomer, Auvidis Valois, 1999.
• Alberto Ginastera, Concerto pour harpe, with the Orchestre national de Lyon directed by David Robertson, Naïve Records, 2000 (Prix Charles Cros en 2001)
• Witold Lutosławski, Double concerto pour hautbois et harpe, with François Leleux (oboe) and the Sinfonietta Cracovia directed by Robert Kabara, Arion, 2004.
• Cantare, La voix de la Harpe, with Felicity Lott, Naïve Records, 2009.

Awards

• 1996: Victoire de la musique, classical, new talent.^[1]
• 2001: Prize of the Académie Charles-Cros for the Concierto serenata by Rodrigo
• 2007: She is made a Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite