Yolanda Kondonassis has played a lot of contemporary harp concertos. Her new recording, American Rapture, features the world premiere of one written especially for her by American composer Jennifer ...

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra was part of a Grammy win at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday. The locally produced "Harp Concerto" by composer Jennifer Higdon won for Best Contemporary ...

After writing his third symphonic piece for harmonica and orchestra, two words crowded the thoughts of bluesman Corky Siegel: Never again. The work of writing for a symphony was too tedious, too ...

Tucson native Claire Thai wanted to show a different side to the harp when she composed her Harp Concerto for the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. The first movement of the two-movement work casts the ...

Alberto Ginastera’s rarely heard Harp Concerto was the highlight and high point of Friday evening’s concert by the Virginia Symphony at Chrysler Hall. It was an unusual, contemporary work sandwiched ...

World-class harpist Yolanda Kondonassis flew into Tucson last winter to rent a harp. When you play an instrument that stands 6 feet and weighs nearly 100 pounds, it’s not as if you can stow it in the ...

Villa-Lobos: Harmonica Concerto and shorter works (Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica; New York Chamber Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, cond.; RCA Victor). New artists who play the harmonica do not come along very ...

Harmonicist Park Jong-seong, 36, will go on the stage with the Prime Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Baek Yoon-hak at the Gangdong Arts Center in eastern Seoul on June 13. Park has ...

Harmonicist Park Jong-seong is set to show the versatility of the instrument in his upcoming performance with an orchestra. Park, the first Korean ever to win first prize at the World Harmonica ...

The harmonica just might be the Rodney Dangerfield of musical instruments, at least in the classical music world. It just doesn’t get any respect. But contrary to what you might think, it has some ...