The International Harp Contest in Israel
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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.
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Past competitions winners
editYear | 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | Special prizes |
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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
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2006 | Sivan Magen, Israel | Cécile Maudire, France | Etsuko Chida, Japan | *Israeli Composition prize: Sivan Magen, Israel
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2009 | not awarded | Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova | Remy van Kesteren, Netherlands | *Chamber Music prize: Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova
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2012 | Anais Gaudemard, France | Agne Keblyte, Lithuania | Mai Fukui, Japan | *Semi-Final Prize: In memory of Yona Ettinger: Anais Gaudemard, France
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2015 | Yuying Chen, China | Anaelle Tourett, France | Eva Tomsic, Slovenia | |
2018 | Lenka Petrović, Serbia | Joel von Lerber, Switzerland | Marina Fradin, Israel | *Semi-final prize:
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2021 | Claudia Lucia Lamanna, Italy | Lea Maria Löffler, Germany | Beatriz Cortesão, Portugal |