12th Competition Prizes

 

The USA International Harp Competition is one of the most prestigious and professionally rewarding competitions in the world due to generous donations from corporations, foundations and individuals.

Prizes for the 2022 12th Competition include:

 Gold Medal - First Prize

  • Lyon & Healy Concert Grand Harp, up to a value of $55,000, sponsored by Lyon & Healy Harps 

  • Debut Recital sponsored by Lyon & Healy Harps

  • International Laureate Exchange Prize between the USA International Harp Competition and the International Harp Contest of Israel

    • Laureate Recital at the 22nd International Harp Contest of Israel

  • $6,000 Prize – Susann McDonald Prize
    Noël Wan (Taiwan)

Silver Medal - Second Prize

  • $5,500 – Kayo Otake Memorial Prize
    Huw Boucher (Wales, United Kingdom)

Bronze Medal - Third Prize

  • $5,000 – Korea International Harp Competition Prize
    Hyejin Kim (South Korea)

Fourth Prize

  • $4,000 – Hong Kong Harp Centre Prize
    Noelia Cotuna Rizea (Spain)

Fifth Prize

  • $3,000 - Dr. Konrad William Rinne and Dr. Erzsébet Gaal Rinne Prize
    Johanna Dorothea Goerissen (Germany)

Sixth Prize

  • $2,500 – HarpMasters Academy Prize
    Mared Pugh-Evans (Wales, United Kingdom)

Seventh Prize

  • $2,000 – Marlene Harris Prize
    Chenyang Jing (Japan)

Eighth Prize

  • $1,500 – Eleanor Fell Memorial Prize
    Jae In Yoo (South Korea)

Special Single Work Performance Prizes

  • $1,000 – Willy Postma Concerto Prize for the best performance of Gabriel Pierné: Concertstück, Op. 39
    Huw Boucher (Wales, United Kingdom)

  • $1,000 – Mario Falcao Prize for the best performance of the winning composition of 7th USAIHC Ruth Inglefield Composition Contest – Ariel Sol Bertulfo Schwartz: self
    Noël Wan (Taiwan)


7th USAIHC Ruth Inglefield Composition Contest Prize

  • $2,000 Prize, funded by a grant from the American Harp Society, Inc.

  • Publication of winning composition by Lyon & Healy Publishing
    Ariel Sol Bertulfo Schwartz (United States)