Name: Strings and Beyond: A Celebration of Young Harpist-Artists
Start: 2026-07-30T15:30:00-0400
End: 2026-07-30T16:30:00-0400

Strings and Beyond: A Celebration of Young Harpist-Artists

Thursday July 30, 2026 15:30 - 16:30 EDT

Chestnut Ballroom

In a world where tradition meets innovation, a new generation of performers: creators, dreamers, and storytellers, is quietly reweaving the fabric of classical music. These talented students, still in the early chapters of their musical journeys, will step onto the stage not only as interpreters of great works but as composers of their own. From delicate lullabies to daring modern miniatures, this is music born from their homes, practice rooms, and notebooks, now ready to echo through a concert hall.

Moderators

Ernestine Stoop

Presenters

Charisma Kate Chow

Eleven year old Charisma Kate Chow began studying harp at the age of four, in her hometown of Hong Kong, where she studied with Ann Huang at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Charisma currently studies with Dr. Joy Yeh at the Vancouver Academy of Music. Charisma aspires to... Read More →

Natasha Burns

Natasha Burns is an award-winning composer and musician based in Scotland. Her work ranges from classical repertoire to contemporary multidisciplinary approaches. She studies with Eleanor Turner, and is an alumna of Sound and Music and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Recognition... Read More →

Bernice Li

Bernice Li is a Toronto harpist and emerging composer. She studies harp, violin, piano, and music theory, enriched by masterclasses, ensemble work, and competitions. Studying multiple instruments allows her to hear music from different perspectives and inspires a broader musical... Read More →

Veronika Lemishenko

Veronika Lemishenko is a distinguished Ukrainian harpist with an international career as principal harpist of the Croatian National Theater in Osijek, visiting artist at the Royal Birmingham Conservatory, artistic director of the “Glowing Harp" competition and festival.nnVeronika... Read More →

Rosie Murphy

Rosie Murphy is a harpist and composer, graduating from The Royal Conservatoire The Hague, under Ernestine Stoop and Live Electronic Music at the Institute of Sonology. She is the BBC-ACNI Young Musician Platform Awardee and a Britten-Pears Young Artist for Composition and Performance. Establishin... Read More →

Eileen C.K. Shafer

Eileen C.K. Shafer (b. 2002) is an internationally recognized harpist composer from the United States of America with a passion for writing gratifying and accessible pieces for all harpists. From stage to screen, she regularly promotes the harp’s acoustic versatility which is reflected... Read More →

Maximilian Robin Treller

Maximilian Robin Treller (*2003, Germany) is a harpist, composer, and improviser working at the intersection of contemporary music and improvisation. He studies harp at the Lübeck University of Music with Gesine Dreyer. Since 2020, Treller has been composing original works and developing... Read More →

Thursday July 30, 2026 15:30 - 16:30 EDT
Chestnut Ballroom

Performance, Solo Harp

One Harp World