2007 Winners

Maria Krushevskaya of Russia was awarded the Gold Medal in the 2007 Competition. Ms. Krushevskaya is the principal harpist with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. She has performed concerts and recitals at the Big Hall of Russia, Music Academy, Moscow, the World Harp Congress in Amsterdam, the Royal Academy of London, Wigmore Hall in London and at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall in New York City. Ms. Krushevskaya also has a recording contract with Egan Records.

• Silver Medal Winner – Hanako Hirano, Japan
• Bronze Medal Winner – Coline-Marie Orliac, France
• Fourth Prize – Jane Yoon, South Korea/USA
• Fifth Prize - Maiko Enomoto, Japan
• Sixth Prize – Mai Fukui, Japan
• Seventh Prize – Reine Takano, Japan
• Eighth Prize – Angela Dastrup, USA

Special prizes:

• Jan Jennings Prize: Best Performance of Pierné’s Concertstück for Harp and Orchestra, Op. 39 Maria Krushevskaya, Russia
• Mary L. Ogg Prize: Best performance of Küne’s Fantasie sur un theme de l’opera Eugene Onegin - Maria Krushevskaya, Russia
• Mary L. Ogg Prize: Best performance of Parish Alvars’ Introduction and Variation on Themes from Bellini’s Opera “Norma” – Maria Krushevskaya, Russia
• Willy Postma Prize: Best performance of Krenek’s Sonata for Harp, Op. 150 – Hanako Hirano, Japan
• Mario Falcao Prize: Best performance of Hsu’s Huan – Coline-Marie Orliac, France