The 20th International Harp Contest in Israel
15-25 October 2018
The Salvi Foundation (USA) will provide a Lyon & Healy or Salvi Concert Grand harp, up to value of $ 55,000 USD, for the First Prize in the 20th International Harp Contest in Israel.
The Salvi Foundation (USA) will present the First Prize Winner of the 20th Contest in a debut recital in Lyon & Healy Hall in Chicago.
Opening Concert – The First Prize Winner will perform at the ‘Opening Concert’ of the 21st International Harp Contest in Israel (2021)
“Hong Kong Harp Centre Prize” – The First Prize Winner will be invited to perform a concert in Hong Kong
Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon-LeZion – The First Prize Winner will be invited to perform with the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon-LeZion
The International Laureate Exchange Prize – The First Prize Winner will be invited to perform at the 11th USA International Harp Competition in 2019
The Hantang Culture Award: – a series of concert tours in 3 major cities in China including Shanghai, Beijing and Xi’an
“Nueva Escuela Argentina de Arpa” Prize– a concert and special participation during the “5th Buenos Aires Harp Week”
The Fondazione Gioventù Musicale d’Italia Prize – a series of concerts in Italy
Donated by the Municipality of (Acre) Akko
Donated by the Hong Kong Harp Centre
Donated by Irina von Bismarck
Divided between the three Semi-Finalists who will not pass to the Final Stage
For the best performance of the Israeli work “A Distant Echo” by Josef Bardanashvili
at Stage II
For the best performance of “Around the Clock” by Pearl Chertok at Stage II
For the best performance of Bedřich Smetana/Trnecek Vltava in Stage I