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International Harp Competition-Festival "Golden Harp"
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
The Golden Harp is an international harp competition and festival held at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. First held in 2009 and revived in 2024, it has three rounds ending with a performance with ensemble.
- Organiser
- St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, with the Oksana Volkova Foundation
- Instruments
- Harp
- Category
- Solo harp
- Age limits
- Up to 35 years (on 20 September 2026)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Applications 1 January - 30 April 2026; entry fee 5,000 rubles (foreign contestants pay on arrival).
Rounds & time limits
- Round 1 (up to 16 advance)
- Round 2 (up to 6 advance)
- Round 3 with ensemble
Repertoire
Round 1: Granjany Fantasy on a Theme by Haydn, Mozart-Eberl Variations or Spohr Variations; Handel Prelude and Toccata; a 4-10 minute piece by a Russian or Soviet non-harpist composer. Round 2: Bach (at least 7 minutes) plus free works (e.g. Tournier Sonatina, Salzedo, Britten Suite). Round 3: Schubert Arpeggione Sonata and Ravel Introduction and Allegro with ensemble. All from memory except the Schubert.
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- 1st: Venus concert harp (Resonance Harps), Arpeggione performance with cellist Alexander Knyazev, solo concerts in leading Russian halls
- 2nd: 200,000 rubles and a performance with the S. Taneyev Quartet
- 3rd: 150,000 rubles
- 4th: cash prize
- Special prizes for best Russian composer piece (Round 1) and best Bach (Round 2)
Past editions
Not published on the official pages we could check.Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source