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Toronto International Harp Competition 2026 Contestants

Foundation Level – Lever/Pedal Harp (32 Contestants)

  • Alexa Tang, 8, Ottawa, Canada

Away in a Manger (arranged by Kanga)

  • Reagan Chu, 5, Toronto, Canada

Tantum Ergo

  • Ella Zheng, 9, Toronto, Canada    

Rosseau: Minuet in G Minor

  • Tiara Kiaei, 15, Toronto, Canada    

Henson-Conant: The Nightingale 

  • Pourochista Azizi, 15, Toronto, Canada    

Rosseau: Minuet in G Minor

  • Clara Dumitrescu, 11, Toronto Canada   

Dvorak: Theme from New World Symphony

  • Ella Wang, 7, Toronto, Canada    

Gurlitt: Andante

  • Athena Li, 11, Toronto, Canada

Ortiz: Paisaje

  • Kylie Xiao, 8, Toronto, Canada

Rosseau: Minuet in G Minor

  • Cecilia Chen, 8 Toronto, Canada

Foggy Dew (Traditional Irish)

  • Hailey He, 9, Toronto, Canada

Rosseau: Minuet in G Minor

  • Winnie Wang, 10, Toronto, Canada

Foggy Dew (Traditional Irish)

  • Ellie Zhang, 6, Vancouver, Canada    

Weidensaul: El Número Uno

  • Isabella Chloe Leung, 7, Vancouver, Canada

Ortiz: Habanera Gris

  • Lucas Suo, 7, Vancouver, Canada

Rosseau: Minuet in G Minor

  • Xinyi Annika Louise Otto,  9, Heidelberg, Germany

Ffarwel I Langyfelach lon

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  • Ruth Pflüger, 9, Stuttgart, Germany    

Maria-Christine Kramer: Tanz der Feuerkobolde

  • Hey Ching Cheung, 10, Hong Kong SAR  

Kim Robertson: Luminous Sea

  • Lindsey Hu, 11, Hong Kong SAR

Steward Green: Blistering Rock

  • Yu Sze Caitlyn, Yip, 10, Hong Kong SAR

Fanny Bodson: Le reflet de l’insouciance

  • Kailey Ching Yau Chiu, 8, Hong Kong SAR

Fiona Clifton-Welker: Charlotte in Spring

  • Michael Chan, 6, Hong Kong SAR

Henson-Conant: The Nightingale

  • Sebastian Felipe Sosa Smatrala, 11, Dublin, Ireland

Puccini: O mio Babbino Caro

  • Kay Xuan Tiong, 8, Taipei, Taiwan

Mozart: A Little Night Music

  • Anya Patel, 8, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA

Paret: I Hear a Harp

  • Georgette Tramontin, 11, Brentwood, Tennessee, USA

Renié: Angelus

  • Zoe Grace Cooper, 12, Crossville, Tennessee, USA

Renié: Au bord du ruisseau

  • Frances Lyle-Murray, 15, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Renié: Au bord du ruisseau

  • Riley Reed, 10, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Bonnie Goodrich: Azaleas in Houston

  • Alex Gu, 7, North Haven, Connecticut, USA

Grandjany: Melissa

  • Aryana Lall, 12, San Francisco, California, USA    

Renié: Grand’Mere Raconte une Histoire

Intermediate Level – Lever / Pedal harp (44 Contestants)

  • Oliver Wang, 10, Perth, Australia

Andrès: Gigue

  • Wanjun Jin, 21, Victoria, Australia

Pratt: The Little Fountain

  • Nita Hermosa Zhang, 12, London, Canada

Granados: Andaluza (arranged by Brundage)

  • Claire Huang, 10, Vancouver, Canada

Paul Simon: Bridge over Troubled Water

  • Horace Wan, 22, Toronto Canada

Henson-Conant: Nataliana

  • Skylah Chen, 9, Vanouver, Canada

Pratt: The Little Fountain

  • Isabella Zhang, 8, Toronto, Canada

Pratt: The Little Fountain

  • Junyi Isabella Zhang,10, Toronto, Canada

Barbara Allan (arranged by Robertson)

  • Mindy Zhang, 12, Toronto, Canada

Barbara Allan (arranged by Robertson)

  • Annabella Li, 13, Toronto, Canada

Barbara Allan (arranged by Robertson)

  • Anosha Azizabadifarahani, 16, Toronto, Canada

Grandjany: Reverie

  • Sophie Sum Yan Wong, 14, Toronto, Canada

Barbara Allan (arranged by Robertson)

  • Giselle Choy, 10, Toronto, Canada

Grandjany: Siciliana

  • Sithara McLeod, 13, Vancouver, Canada

Pratt: The Little Fountain

  • Avery Wong, 12, Toronto, Canada

Greensleeves (arranged by Milligan)

  • Tammy Zhao Xue, 8, Beijing, China

Hasselmans: Petite Berceuse

  • Yinuo Hu, 10, Shanghai, China

Thomas: The Minstrel’s Adieu To His Native Land

  • Kendall Xu, 9, Beijing, China

Henson-Conant: Nataliana

  • Maria-Elisabeth Glaser, 10, Heidelberg, Germany

Renié: Au Bord du Ruisseau

  • Mathilda Strissel, 10, Heidelberg, Germany

Parry: Highland Laddie, Allegro

  • Salome Henrich, 11, Heidelberg, Germany

Henson-Conant: Baroque Flamenco

  • Aureja Wergin, 9, Heidelberg, Germany

Pratt: The Little Fountain

  • Sum Yin Lai, 7, Hong Kong SAR

Jeffrey Mayhew: Fiskars

  • Sin Yu Valerie Lau, 7, Hong Kong SAR

Linda Wood: Two Guitars

  • Yuet Lilian Ho, 10, Hong Kong SAR

Kuhlau: Theme and Variations ( arranged by Bouchaud)

  • Artemisia Hou-yue Lai, 10, Hong Kong SAR

Ortiz: Noche de Fiesta

  • Elizabeth Lam, 9, Hong Kong SAR

Andrès: Gavotte

  • Chloé Sauce, 11, Tokyo, Japan

Handel: Concerto in Bb Major

  • De-shu Tatsu Tsai, 11, Taipei, Taiwan

Handel: Passacaille (transcribed by Beon)

  • You Han, Gao, 8, Taipei, Taiwan

Grandjany: Barcarolle

  • Arianna Gagnon, 16, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Salzedo: Chanson dans la nuit

  • Bella Chang, 14, Sunnyvale, California, USA

Andrès: Cannelle

  • Penelope Schweizer, 16, Madisonville, Kentucky, USA

Bach: Prelude in C

  • Hannah Watkins, 12, Southfield, Michigan, USA

Grandjany: Siciliana

  • Minerva Able, 17, San Jose, California, USA

Annie Challan: Promenade a Marly

  • Aryana Lall, 12, San Francisco, California, USA

Krumpholtz: Prelude No. 6

  • Alice Cramer, 16, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Bach: Prelude in C

  • Abhinaya Balakrishnan, 13, Milpitas, California, USA

Linda Wood: Two Guitars

  • Constance Schwartz, 11, Saratoga, California, USA

Grandjany: Barcarolle

  • Hope McCracken, 35, Dan Diego, California, USA

Bach: Lute Prelude in C Minor (trans. by Josh Layne)

  • Gloria Li, 11, Falls Church, Virginia, USA

Kathryn Cater: Horse of my Dreams

  • Sophia Jhun, 10, San Mateo, California, USA

Pratt: The Little Fountain

  • Ana Beak, 11, Naperville, Illinois, USA

Hasselmans: Petite Berceuse

  • Ameya Patel, 11, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA

Hasselmans: Petite Berceuse 

Advanced Level – Pedal Harp (47 Contestants)

  • Nhan Do, 35, Victoria, Australia

Tourner: Déchiffrage No. 6

  • Bella Sun, 11, Sydney, Australia

Renié: Esquisse

  • Caressa Peng 11, Sydney, Australia

Tournier: Berceuse Russe

  • Lintong Xie, 15, London, Canada

Hasselmans: Guitare

  • Zoë Milne, 22, London, Canada

Chertok: Ten Past Two

  • Auréa Hartshorn-Walton, 15, Ottawa, Canada

Hasselmans: Nocturne

  • Tin Wing Tia Lau, 17, Vancouver, Canada

Salzedo: Gavotte from Suite of Eight Dances

  • Hanna Li, 10, Vancouver, Canada

Billy Eilish: What Was I Made for ( arranged by Amy Turk)

  • Brittany Tam, 17, Toronto, Canada

Tournier: Dechiffrage No. 5

  • Castiel Lim, 14, Toronto, Canada

Thomas: The Minstrel’s Adieu To His Native Land

  • Kaitlin Janelle Hui, 12, Vancouver, Canada

Tournier: Lolita la Danseuse

  • Dingyi Chen, 11, Gatineau, Canada

Henson-Conant: Nataliana

  • Jinxuan Guo, 16, Toronto, Canada

Corelli: Giga (trans. by Salzedo)

  • Noelle Simpson, 15, Toronto, Canada

Henson-Conant: Nataliana

  • Tania Or, 13, Toronto, Canada

Handel: Passacaille (trans. by Beon)

  • Kayla Chan, 16, Toronto, Canada

Bach/Grandjany: Sarabande & Double (Etude No. 3 & 4)

  • Audrina Li, 15, Toronto, Canada

CPE Bach: Solfegietto (trans. by Miller)

  • Giselle Choy, 10, Toronto, Canada

Tournier: Déchiffrage No 6

  • Cameron Gajadhar, 15, Regina, Canada

Le Dentu: Variations on a Theme of Mozart

  • Ellisha Ling, 12, Toronto, Canada

Tournier: Dechiffrage No. 6

  • Ella Li, 14, Toronto, Canada

Le Dentu: Variations on a Theme of Mozart

  • Fedora Wang, 18, Toronto, Canada

Bach/Grandjany: Prelude (Etude No.12)

  • Siyu Qi, 13, Beijing, China

Liszt: Le Rossignol (trans. by Renié)​

  • Zhinuo Huangfu, 10, Beijing, China

Glinka: Variations on a Theme of Mozart

  • Jia Ni Wei, 18, Tianjin, China

Debussy: Première Arabesque

  • Cao Ye, 37, Heilongjiang, China

Handel: Passacaille (trans. by Beon)

  • Pengxi Liu, 11, Beijing, China

Andrès: Absidioles

  • Estelle Benard, 12, Nice, France

Naderman: Sonatina No. 6

  • Eve Betty Lou Pfotenhauer, 16, Stuttgart, Germany

John Thomas: Love’s Fascination​

  • Jonathan Schmitt, 14, Staig, Germany

Salzedo: Chanson dans la nuit & Adam Hahn: Schöne Erinnerung

  • Viola John, 13, Stuttgart, Germany

Thomas: Spring

  • Iona Soltau, 17, Flensburg, Germany

Giovanna Farolfi: Omaggio á Debussy

  • Charlotte Hong, 11, Hong Kong SAR

Chertok: Harpicide at Midnight, from Around the Clock Suite

  • Ho Yee Ho, 11, Hong Kong SAR

Andrès: Absidioles

  • Daphne Chum, 13, Hong Kong SAR

Glinka: Variations on a Theme of Mozart

  • Yan Kiu Cheng, 14, Hong Kong SAR

Parry: Sonata in D Major

  • Jianhua Feng, 37, Hong Kong SAR

Renié: Esquisse

  • Xi Min Jadyn Shea, 15, Hong Kong SAR

Naderman: Sonatina No. 7

  • Muirne Griffin, 20, Cork, Ireland

Renié: Esquisse

  • Tina Pantaleo, 11, Trieste, Italy

Glinka: Nocturne

  • Karissa Ko, 16, Taipei, Taiwan

Dizi: No. 21 from 48 Etudes

  • Yin-Chien Chang, 19, Taipei, Taiwan

Guridi: Viejo Zortzico (Zortzico Zarra)

  • Cynthia Cheng, 16, Taipei, Taiwan

Salzedo: Siciliana

  • Greta Heisey, 23, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

Bach/Grandjany: Andante (Etude No. 6)

  • Alex Kuartz, 13, Mountain View, California, USA

Susan McDonald: Toccata (Sabre Dance)

  • Shuran Gu, 9, Foster City, California, USA

Bach: Prelude in C

  • Celina Mikhael, 14, Vienna, Virginia, USA

Tournier: Au seuil du Temple

  • Noor Taneja, 13, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Grandjany: Le bon petit roi d’Yvetôt

Performance Level - Pedal Harp (32 Contestants)

  • Anastasiya Uvarava, 25, Minsk, Belarus

de La Presle: Le Jardin Mouille

  • Nicole Samareva, 16, Sofia, Bulgaria

Grandjany: Fantasie and Variations on a Theme by Haydn

  • Jamie Shi, 15, Toronto, Canada

Grandjany: Fantasie and Variations on a Theme by Haydn

  • Omkara Patel, 18, Toronto, Canada

Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie

  • Charisma Kate Chow, 12, Vancouver, Canada

Grandjany: Fantasie and Variations on Theme by Haydn

  • Phelicia Wen, 12, Vancouver, Canada

Glinka: The Lark (trans. by Balakirev)

  • Natalie Chee, 15, Toronto, Canada

Smetana: The Moldau (trans. by Trneček)

  • Sylvia Li, 19, Vancouver, Canada

Debussy: Clair de Lune

  • Bonnie Wong, 15, Vancouver, Canada

Renié: Contemplation

  • Sharlize Hiu Ching Lee, 16, Toronto, Canada

Glinka: Variations on a theme of Mozart

  • Duoduo Zuo, 18, Toronto, Canada

Handel: Harmonious Blacksmith Air & Variations (transc.  Salzedo)

  • Aini Guo, 16, Toronto, Canada

Pierné: Impromptu Caprice

  • Yuling Xu, 17, China

Pierné: Impromptu Caprice

  • Mo Xuan Bai, 14, Beijing, China

Walter-Kühne: Fantasy on a Theme from "Eugene Onegin"

  • Siyu Chen, 17, Guangzhou, China

Grandjany: Rhapsodie

  • YiHe Mo, 16, Suzhou, China

Debussy: Première Arabesque

  • Clara Swanson Ohl, 16, Stuttgart, Germany

Zabel: La Source

  • Hiu Lam Tang, 14, Hong Kong SAR

Zabel: La Source

  • Yau Sze Vania Leung, 15, Hong Kong SAR

Fauré: Impromptu 

  • Yu Sze Caitlyn Yip, 10, Hong Kong SAR

Guridi: Viejo Zortzico (Zortzico Zarra)

  • Nga Yin Valerie Liu, 15, Hong Kong SAR

Zabel: La Source

  • Róise Ní Laoire, 19, Dublin, Ireland

Caroline Lizotte: Odyssée

  • Maria Cristina Chiarelli, 25, Cosenza, Italy

Handel: Concerto in Bb Major (solo trans. by Grandjany)

  • Xenia Silvatici, 15, Florence, Italy

Guridi: Viejo Zortzico (Zortzico Zarra)

  • Klara Poznachowska, 25, Warsaw, Poland

Klara Poznachowska: Gdzież Dalej

  • Catherine Reid, 24, London, United Kingdom

Renié: Pièce Symphonique

  • Sena Lee, 14, Vienna, Virginia, USA

Debussy: Première Arabesque

  • Hallie Bentschneider, 21, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Grandjany: Children at Play

  • Daniel Reeder, 20, Monroe, North Carolina, USA

Grandjany: Rhapsodie

  • Andrew Warmenhoven, 17, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Pierné: Impromptu Caprice

  • Zoë Winn, 20, Denton, Texas, USA

Tournier: Deuxième Fantaisie de Concert

  • Annabella Mi, 15, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Pierné: Impromptu Caprice

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