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Franziska Huhn
Background information
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Berlin, Germany
GenresClassical music
Occupation(s)Harpist, musician, teacher, lecturer
Instrument(s)Harp
Years active1991–present
Websitewww.franziskahuhn.de

Franziska Huhn (born 1977 in Berlin, Germany) is a German harpist. Currently, she lives in the United States.

Early life and education[edit]

Franziska Huhn was born in Berlin, Germany in 1977.[1] She began with harp playing at the age of nine. When she was 14, she won the German prize Jugend musiziert.[2] On a fellowship, she studied at Boston University with Lucile Lawrence and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree. She continued her studies with Ann Hobson Pilot at the New England Conservatory and earned a master's degree in harp performance. In 2005, she was awarded the Artist's Diploma as the first ever harpist by the conservatory.[1][3][4][5]

Orchestra and Ensembles[edit]

Franziska Huhn has participated in many orchestras and festivals including Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, the Pacific Music Festival in Japan and the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. A Fromm Player since 2003, she returned to Tanglewood to perform contemporary music.[6] Huhn is also active in and around the Boston area performing as a substitute harpist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and playing regularly with chamber music ensembles such as the Walden Chamber Players,[1][7] the Callithumpian Consort,[8] and Sound Icon.[9] Her reputation for contemporary music is such that composers such as Lior Navok have composed pieces for her to perform.[10]

She has given numerous solo recitals throughout the United States as well as in Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Turkey,[2] Georgia, Russia, Syria, Pakistan and Germany.[1][5][11] She was featured in a recital on WGBH in "Live from Studio 1."[12] In 2007, her album Harp Solo was released.[13]

Teaching[edit]

Since 2003, Huhn has been the Assistant Director of the Harp Seminar at Boston University Tanglewood Institute.[14] In 2012, she joined the faculty of the summer camp Connecticut Valley Harp Intensive.[15] Huhn serves as harp faculty at the New England Conservatory,[3] directs the Harp Department at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts,[1][4][5] and recently joined the faculty at Boston University College of Fine Arts.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Reisen mit Harfe – Solo-Harfenkonzert mit Franziska Huhn". Kultur Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ^ a b "Harpist Franziska Huhn to perform at Goethe-Institut Istanbul". Hürriyet Daily News. 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  3. ^ a b "Franziska Huhn". New England Conservatoru. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. ^ a b "Franziska Huhn, harp". Longy School of Music of Bard College. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  5. ^ a b c Bosworth, Sheila (2012-06-19). "Franziska Huhn & harp, June 19 at King's Chapel". Beacon Hill Patch. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  6. ^ "Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music explores "The Sacred and the Profane"". Berkshire. 2003-06-18. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  7. ^ "Walden Chamber Players". Department of Performance Studies. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  8. ^ "Callithumpian Concert". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  9. ^ "Musicians". sound Icon Members. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  10. ^ "East of The Cane Fields: solo harp repertoire - performance dates". Lior Navok. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  11. ^ "Musik Harfe virtuos Gar nicht nur ätherisch: Franziska Huhn spielt im Berliner Dom". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Genios. 2001-11-10. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  12. ^ "Franziska Huhn Plays Salzedo". WGBH. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  13. ^ "Harp Solo by Franziska Huhn". CD Baby. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  14. ^ "Young Artists Harp Program". Boston University - College of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  15. ^ "Susan Knapp Thomas - Founder, Director & Instructor 2009-2014". Connecticut Valley Harp Intensive Summer Camp. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  16. ^ "Franziska Huhn | College of Fine Arts".

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franziska_Huhn

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