The International Harp Contest in Israel

The International Harp Contest in Israel is a harp competition. Founded in 1959 by Aharon Zvi Propes in the city of Jerusalem, it was the first competition for the harp in the history of the instrument.

Susanna Mildonian winner of the 1st International Harp Contest in Israel, 1959

Past competitions winners

Year	1st prize	2nd prize	3rd prize	Special prizes
1959	Susanna Mildonian, Belgium	Suzan Hacket McDonald, USA	Edward Witsenburg, Holland
1962	Lynn Turner, United States	Guiliana Albisetti, Italy	Brigitte Deshais du Portail, France	for best performance of Toccata composed by Ami Maayani: Bogumila Lutak, Poland
1965	Martine Géliot, France	Emilia Moskvitina, Soviet Union	Natalia Strebkova, Soviet Union
1970	Chantal Mathieu, France	Catherine Michel, France	Ayoko Shinokazi, Japan
1973	Nancy Allen, United States	Grace Wong, USA	Caitriona Yeats, Ireland
1976	Ivan Ion Roncea, Romania	Frédérique Cambreling, France	Hazel Kathleen Kienzie, USA
1979	Emily Mitchell, United States	Barbara Allen, United States	Irena Kaganovska, Israel
1982	Alice Giles, Australia	Linda Aiella, United States and Patricia Tassini, Italy	—
1985	Naoko Yoshino, Japan	not awarded	Ieuan Jones, Wales (UK)
1988	Isabelle Moretti, France	Lucy Wakeford, UK	—
1992	Marie-Pierre Langlamet, France	Yana Boushkova, Czech Republic	Mariko Anraku, Canada
1994	not awarded	Anna Makarova, Russia	Godelive Shram, Netherlands
1998	Gwyneth Wentink, Netherlands	Christina Bianchi, Italy	Kyo-Jin Lee, Korea
2001	Letizia Belmondo, Italy	Jessica Li Zhou, China	Lavinia Meijer, Netherlands
2003	Varvara Ivanova, Russia	Julie Bunzel, Israel	Albane Mahe, France	*Gulbenkian prize: Etsuko Shoiji, Japan Israeli Composition prize: Julie Bunzel, Israel Contemporary Piece prize: Varvara Ivanova, Russia Chamber Music prize: Julie Bunzel, Israel
2006	Sivan Magen, Israel	Cécile Maudire, France	Etsuko Chida, Japan	*Israeli Composition prize: Sivan Magen, Israel Contemporary piece prize: Cécile Maudire, France Mario Falcao prize: Teresa Zimmermann, Germany Renie prize: Sivan Magen, Israel
2009	not awarded	Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova	Remy van Kesteren, Netherlands	*Chamber Music prize: Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova Israeli Commissioned piece prize: Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova Mario Falcao prize: Remy van Kesteren, Netherlands Renie prize: Emily Levin, United States
2012	Anais Gaudemard, France	Agne Keblyte, Lithuania	Mai Fukui, Japan	*Semi-Final Prize: In memory of Yona Ettinger: Anais Gaudemard, France For best performance of R. Murray Schafer: The Crown of Ariadne: Anais Gaudemard, France Aharon Zvi and Mara Propes Prize: Agne Keblyte For best performance of Israeli composition by Zvi Avni, Fantasy for harp: Agne Keblite, Lithuania Mario Falcao Prize: Mai Fukui, Japan For best performance of a Free Choice Contemporary Work, in Stage II: Mai Fukui, Japan Semi-Final Round Competitors Maiko Enomoto, Japan Mai Fukui, Japan Anais Gaudemard, France Agne Keblyte, Lithuania Stefania Saglietti, Italy Noël Wan, USA Second Round Competitors Bass, Elizabeth, UK Enomoto, Maiko, Japan Fukui, Mai, Japan Gaudemard, Anais, France Gott, Michelle, USA Guiraud, Alexandra, France Keblyte, Agne, Lithuania Loei, Yi-Yun, Australia Panizza, Martino, Italy Saglietti, Stefania, Italy Sidyagina, Oksana, Russia Vernia, Inbar, Israel Wan, Noel, USA Yoon, Jane, USA Second Round Repertoire: Légende, Henriette Renié Prélude, André Jolivet Choice of Sonata: Dalvimare Viotti Marin Free choice contemporary (to be written after 1985) First Round Competitors: Alquati, Tatiana, Italy Amstutz, Nathalie,  Switzerland Bass, Elizabeth, UK Dimitrova, Denitza, Bulgaria Enomoto, Maiko, Japan Fukui, Mai, Japan Galo-Place, Claire, France Gaudemard, Anais, France Gott, Michelle, USA Guiraud, Alexandra, France Keblyte, Agne, Lithuania Loei, Yi-Yun, Australia Montes, Mateo Cristina, Spain Panizza, Martino, Italy Saglietti, Stefania, Italy Sato, Rieko, Japan Scholten, Nick, The Netherlands Shemesh, Sarah, Israel Sidyagina, Oksana, Russia Vernia, Inbar, Israel Vreeburg, Liesbeth, The Netherlands Wan, Noel, USA Widi, Rama, Indonesia Yoon, Jane, USA Young, Tamara, UK Zdorovetchi, Ina, Moldova First Round Repertoire: Sonata in G, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Rhapsodie, Marcel Grandjany Choice of Suite: Suite for Harp, Benjamin Britten Suite in Classic Style, Lynn Palmer Suite pour Harpe, Jean Francaix Fantasy for Harp, Tzvi Avni
2015	Yuying Chen, China	Anaelle Tourett, France	Eva Tomsic, Slovenia
2018	Lenka Petrović, Serbia	Joel von Lerber,  Switzerland	Marina Fradin, Israel	*Semi-final prize: Alisa Sadikova, Russia Tjasha Gafner,  Switzerland Tatiana Repnikova, Russia Irina Kaganovsky prize: Lenka Petrović, Serbia Joel von Lerber,  Switzerland Nadja Dornik, Serbia Mario Falcao Prize: Joan Rafaelle Kim, USA Ropes prize: Joel von Lerber,  Switzerland
2021	Claudia Lucia Lamanna, Italy	Lea Maria Löffler, Germany	Beatriz Cortesão, Portugal

External links

• Official website