Prizes:

First Prize: Lyon & Healy: Concert Grand Harp – Letizia Belmondo, Italy

Second Prize: Rosalind G. Weindling Prize: US $5,000 – Jessica Li Zhou, People’s Republic of China

Third Prize: In memory of Rachel Graetz: US $3,000 – avinia Meijer, Netherlands

Contest Repertoire
Stage I

A. Choose one work from the following list:

Boieldieu: Sonata for Harp in G Major, edited by Dewey Owens (Lyra Music Company, New York)

Cardon: Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major

Parry: Sonata No. 1 in D Major

Scarlatti: Any 2 sonatas

B. Britten: Suite for Harp op. 83

C. Permont: Israeli piece (available in the summer 1999)

D. Free choice: Original 20th century piece for harp solo of 7 to 10 minutes duration; preferably by a composer from the contestant’s own country.

Stage II

A. Jolivet: Pr’lude pour Harpe (Boosey & Hawkes)

B. Hindemith: Sonata for Harp

C. Choose one from the following list:

Faur’: Impromptu op. 86

Franuaix: Suite pour Harpe (Schott)

Grandjany: Children’s Hour, Suite for the Harp op. 25

Ma’ayni: Toccata (any edition)

Salzedo: Ballade op. 28

Salzedo: Flight, Mirage, Inquietude and Idyllic Poem, From Five Poetical Studies

D. Free choice: An innovative contemporary piece for harp solo of 5 to 10 minutes duration that looks towards the 21st century.

Stage III – Semi Final

Concerto for flute, harp and orchestra, cadenzas by Reinecke or Flothuis
Stage IV – Final

Ginastera: Harp Concerto op. 25.