Gala Artists
Gwyneth Wentink
Gwyneth Wentink was born in 1981 in The Netherlands as a daughter of Hungarian and Dutch musician parents. Ms. Wentink had her first harp lesson at the age of five. When she was eight she played Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp with The Netherlands National Youth Orchestra in the concert hall "De Doelen " in Rotterdam.
At the age of ten she performed for the Dutch Queen Beatrix. Ms. Wentink has studied at The Utrecht's Conservatory with Erika Waardenburg. She completed her studies with the highest marks with Cum Laude. Ms. Wentink has participated in masterclasses with Maria Graf, Susann McDonald, Catherine Michel, Andree Laurens-King and Susanna Mildonian.
As a soloist with orchestra , Ms. Wentink has performed with I Fiamminghi under the baton of Rudolph Werthen in Brussels, the Orquestra Sinfonica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho in Caracas, Venezuela, with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Joèl Levy. She has performed as a soloist with The Nieuw Sinfonietta, in the 'Concertgebouw' of Amsterdam, with The Sèdwest Rundfunk Orchester in Germany (Frankfurt, Alter Oper, Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus...). She was a soloist with The Philharmonisch Orkestra of Bergen (Norway) under the baton of Simone Young, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, The Residentie Orkest of The Hague as well as with The Radio Chamber Orchetra under the baton of Pèter Estves. She performed with The National Symphonie Orchest in Bucharest (Rumania), Rotterdams Kamerorkest and the Brabants Symphony Orkestra. Ms. Wentink has performed also in Helsinki, Finland with The Fins Philharmonik Orchestra in The Sibelius Concert Hall. Gwyneth Wentink gave her New York concerto debut in the Alice Tully Hall in 2001with The New York Chamber Symphony. In 2006 she was a soloist in Oviedo and in the Netherlands with the World Youth Orchestre.
Gwyneth Wentink gave solo harp recitals all over the world: Paris, Bucharest Barcelona, Washington DC, Prague, Rome, Venetia, Stresa Festival. Ms. Wentink gave her recital debut in 1999 at the Wigmore-Hall in Londen and at the Merkin-Hall in New York. In March 2002 she gave a concert at the Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall. As a chamber musician and soloist she also performed in 2001 at the Morgan Library with the flutist Eugenia Zukerman in New York. She has been traveling extensively throughout the USA in more than 16 states.
Gwyneth Wentink has been capturing First Prizes since the age of eleven: The Netherlands: The Young Music Talent Foundation, Prinses Christina Concours etc., abroad: The International Nippon Harp Competition in Tokyo, The Torneo Internazionale di Musica in Rome. In 1998 she won the most prestigious International Harp Competition in Israel, where she became the youngest contestant ever to win this competition and was given the special Gulbenkian Prize for the best performance of the Concerto for harp and orchestra by Schafer. In 1999 Ms. Wentink won the First Prize at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York at the age of seventeen. She is the first solo harpist ever to be awarded this distinction in Young Concert Artists' 40-year history. She has been awarded the Beracasa Foundation Prize, the Mortimer Levitt Career Development Award.
In 2000 Ms. Wentink also has been awarded the Aaron & Irene Diamond Soloist Prize, in 2001 the Richard Hall Foundation Prize and most recently (2002) the Netherlands -American Foundation Prize. In the mean time Gwyneth Wentink brought a solo harp CD on the market. This CD has been awarded with the highest marks in the Dutch CD Magazine 'Luister' as The 10 of the Month.
Gwyneth plays with great passion in a variety of chambermusicensembles all around the world and is dedicated to exploring new soundscapes en repertoire for the harp. Since 2005 she plays regurlarly with the worldfamous Indian bansuri player Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia and brings the harp into the world of classical Indian music.
There will appear two new CD`s of Gwyneth in 2006. One recording with harpconcerto's of J.Rodrigo and a new solo CD.
At the age of ten she performed for the Dutch Queen Beatrix. Ms. Wentink has studied at The Utrecht's Conservatory with Erika Waardenburg. She completed her studies with the highest marks with Cum Laude. Ms. Wentink has participated in masterclasses with Maria Graf, Susann McDonald, Catherine Michel, Andree Laurens-King and Susanna Mildonian.
As a soloist with orchestra , Ms. Wentink has performed with I Fiamminghi under the baton of Rudolph Werthen in Brussels, the Orquestra Sinfonica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho in Caracas, Venezuela, with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Joèl Levy. She has performed as a soloist with The Nieuw Sinfonietta, in the 'Concertgebouw' of Amsterdam, with The Sèdwest Rundfunk Orchester in Germany (Frankfurt, Alter Oper, Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus...). She was a soloist with The Philharmonisch Orkestra of Bergen (Norway) under the baton of Simone Young, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, The Residentie Orkest of The Hague as well as with The Radio Chamber Orchetra under the baton of Pèter Estves. She performed with The National Symphonie Orchest in Bucharest (Rumania), Rotterdams Kamerorkest and the Brabants Symphony Orkestra. Ms. Wentink has performed also in Helsinki, Finland with The Fins Philharmonik Orchestra in The Sibelius Concert Hall. Gwyneth Wentink gave her New York concerto debut in the Alice Tully Hall in 2001with The New York Chamber Symphony. In 2006 she was a soloist in Oviedo and in the Netherlands with the World Youth Orchestre.
Gwyneth Wentink gave solo harp recitals all over the world: Paris, Bucharest Barcelona, Washington DC, Prague, Rome, Venetia, Stresa Festival. Ms. Wentink gave her recital debut in 1999 at the Wigmore-Hall in Londen and at the Merkin-Hall in New York. In March 2002 she gave a concert at the Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall. As a chamber musician and soloist she also performed in 2001 at the Morgan Library with the flutist Eugenia Zukerman in New York. She has been traveling extensively throughout the USA in more than 16 states.
Gwyneth Wentink has been capturing First Prizes since the age of eleven: The Netherlands: The Young Music Talent Foundation, Prinses Christina Concours etc., abroad: The International Nippon Harp Competition in Tokyo, The Torneo Internazionale di Musica in Rome. In 1998 she won the most prestigious International Harp Competition in Israel, where she became the youngest contestant ever to win this competition and was given the special Gulbenkian Prize for the best performance of the Concerto for harp and orchestra by Schafer. In 1999 Ms. Wentink won the First Prize at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York at the age of seventeen. She is the first solo harpist ever to be awarded this distinction in Young Concert Artists' 40-year history. She has been awarded the Beracasa Foundation Prize, the Mortimer Levitt Career Development Award.
In 2000 Ms. Wentink also has been awarded the Aaron & Irene Diamond Soloist Prize, in 2001 the Richard Hall Foundation Prize and most recently (2002) the Netherlands -American Foundation Prize. In the mean time Gwyneth Wentink brought a solo harp CD on the market. This CD has been awarded with the highest marks in the Dutch CD Magazine 'Luister' as The 10 of the Month.
Gwyneth plays with great passion in a variety of chambermusicensembles all around the world and is dedicated to exploring new soundscapes en repertoire for the harp. Since 2005 she plays regurlarly with the worldfamous Indian bansuri player Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia and brings the harp into the world of classical Indian music.
There will appear two new CD`s of Gwyneth in 2006. One recording with harpconcerto's of J.Rodrigo and a new solo CD.