2025 - 2027 American Harp Society Concert Artist Renée Murphy will perform a recital. Get tickets through the zeffy form below.

About the Artist:

Harpist Renée Murphy serves as the 2025–2028 American Harp Society Concert Artist,

presenting solo recitals, masterclasses, and workshops throughout the United States. She is the

First Prize laureate of the 30th Soka-Nippon International Harp Competition, the American Harp

Society’s National Competition Young Professional and Advanced Divisions, and a recipient of

the 2024 Lyon & Healy Awards. She was also awarded Fifth Prize and the Mario Falcao Prize at

the 13th USA International Harp Competition.

As a featured recitalist, Renée has performed internationally at One Harp World (Canada), the

13th World Harp Congress (Hong Kong), the 60th Soka-Nippon International Music Festival

(Japan), and the Stars of Tomorrow Concert Series at the 9th and 11th USA International Harp

Competitions. She was a Harp Fellow at both the Aspen Music Festival and School and the

Tanglewood Music Center. As an orchestral musician, she has performed with the New York

Philharmonic and appeared as guest principal harpist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Committed to expanding the harp repertoire, Renée champions music that reflects her Japanese

and African American heritage through premieres, recordings, and collaborations with Japanese

composer Ryota Ishikawa. She is currently pursuing the Artist Diploma in Performance at The

Juilliard School as a Celia Ascher Fellow under the guidance of Nancy Allen, having previously

earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from Juilliard as a Kovner Fellow.