Susanna Mildonian, First Prize Winner of the 1st International Harp Contest in Israel was born in Venice in 1940 of Armenian parents. She studied harp with Margherita Cicognari at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatoire in her native city where she obtained the first prize in 1959. In 1962, further studies with Pierre Jamet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris were again rewarded with a first prize.
Past winners Contest # (Year) 1st Prize Winner 🥇 2nd Prize Winner🥈 3rd Prize Winner🥉 1st (1959) Susanna Mildonian, Belgium Suzan Hacket McDonald, USA Edward Witsenburg, Holland 2nd (1962) Lynn Turner, USA Guiliana Albisetti, Italy Brigitte Deshais du Portail, France 3rd (1965) Martine Geliot, France Emilia Moskvitina, USSR Natalia Strebkova, USSR 4th (1970) Chantal Mathieu, … Continue reading Past Winners
Prize Winners | Jury | Contestants | Repertoire Prizes First Prize: No First Prize Second Prize: Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova Rosalind G. Weindling Prize: US $6,000 Third Prize: Remy van Kesteren, the Netherlands In memory of Rachel Graetz: US $4,000 Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova, won: Chamber Music Prize in memory of Yona Ettinger: US … Continue reading 17th International Harp Contest in Israel – 6 – 20 October, 2009