Anaïs Gaudemard is currently considered one of the best harpists and brilliant musicians of the new generation. An internationally recognized soloist, she is high valued for her generosity and charisma on stage, the great sensitivity of her playing and the richness of her sound.
The French harpist has garnered several important prizes including the 1st Prize at the prestigious International Harp Contest in Israel 2012 and the 2nd Prize & Münchener Kammerorchester Prize at the ARD Munich Competition 2016. In 2015, she received the ‚Thierry Scherz Preis‘ at the Sommets Musicaux Festival in Gstaad.
Anaïs Gaudemard stands out again by becoming « ECHO Rising Star » 2018/19 which embarked her on a fast-paced career, with regular appearances at major venues, such as the Wiener Konzerthaus, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Kölner Philharmonie, Barbican Center London, Philharmonie de Paris, Philharmonie du Luxembourg, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lisbon, BOZAR Brussels, Palau da Musica Catalana, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Casa da Musica Porto, Konserthuset Stockholm and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw among others.
Anaïs was recently on tour with Mulhouse Symphony Orchestra as artist in residence and had also the privilege to collaborate with orchestras such as the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Münchener Kammerorchester, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Collegium Musicum Basel, WKO Heilbronn, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon, Ensemble Resonanz, Orchestre National d’Auvergne, etc. under the direction of Claudio Abbado, Leonard Slatkin, Kazushi Ono, Mariss Jansons, Ton Koopman, amongst others.
Anaïs’ recordings has been warmly welcomed by the press. Her debut album « Harp Concertos » dedicated to Debussy, Boïeldieu and Ginastera on Clavès Records has been nominated at the ICMA (International Classical Music Awards). Her latest recording « Solo » released on Harmonia Mundi is a recital program by Scarlatti, Bach, Fauré, Renié, Hindemith and Hersant to great acclaim.
Anaïs is a recipient of the Banque Populaire Foundation in 2014 and the Gisèle Tissier- Grandpierre Foundation decerned by Institut de France in 2021.
She is the dedicatee of works by Pierre-Adrien Charpy, Esteban Benzecry and Camille Pépin and David Coleman composers.
Anaïs Gaudemard plays on a ‚Style 23 Gold Concert Grand Harp‘, offered by the harp maker Lyon & Healy at the 18th International Contest in Israel.
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