2024

14.07. RELAXATION & SOUND /// ENTSPANNUNG & KLANG

Interaction of tension vs relaxation interaction: focus on fingers and hands, breathing with the harp.
Sound Qualitiy: focus on fingertips position, movement and strengh. Differences between the harp registers and timbre.
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Dialog Spannung – Entspannung. Fokus auf Finger und Hände, Atmen mit der Harfe.
Klangqualität: Fokus auf die Position, Bewegung & Stärke der Fingerspitzen, Unterschiede der Register und Timbres auf der Harfe:

15.07. TECHNIQUE & SCALES /// TECHNIK & TONLEITERN

Introduction and practical excercises, improving fingers passing. Fixed position scales. Scales passing over and scales passing under.
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Einführung in praktische Übungen zur Verbesserung des Untersetzens. Übungen zur Stabilisierung.
Tonleitern mit Über- & Untersetzen.

16.07. SCALES: VARIATIONS ///
TONLEITERN: VARIATIONEN

Introduction and practical excercises with participants about scales with chords, zig-zag scales, accents and fingering combinations. Scales interchanging hands, combining different fingerings and patterns. Scales with irregular rhythms.
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Einführung und praktische Übungen zu Akkordtonleitern, gegengleiche Tonleitern, Akzente, Fingersatzkombinationen. Aufgeteilte Tonleitern, verschiedene Fingersatzmuster. Tonleitern mit unregelmäßigen Rhythmen.

17.07. HEALTHY PLAYING /// GESUNDES SPIELEN

Final practice for healthy playing and longlasting careers: focus on back, shoulder, elbow and wrist articulations. Supporting on the harp weight on the body. Sitting position and healthy studying. Practical excercises.
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Abschlussrunde zu gesundem Spielen und langer Karriere: Fokus auf Rücken, Schulter, Ellbogen und Handgelenksartikulation. Verteilung des Gewichtes der Harfe auf dem Körper. Sitzposition und gesundes Üben. Praktische Übungen.

VERONIKA LEMISHENKO

Veronika Lemishenko is art-director of the “Glowing Harp” competition and festival (Kharkiv, Ukraine), director of  “Veronika Lemishenko Charity Foundation”, member of the Board of Directors of the World Harp Congress. A prizewinner of international harp competitions in France, Spain, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Russia, Greece, Singapore, she has performed in international musical festivals «La Folle Journee», «Camac Festival», «HarpMasters Festspiele», «Lisboa Harp Seminar» and in such halls as Royal Academy of Music (London, UK) and Esplanade (Singapore).
She is solo harpist at Croatioan National theatre (Osijek,Croatia) and National Symphony orchestra of Ukraine (Kyiv,Ukraine) and has released two CDs.
www.glowingharp-ukraine.com

OSCAR RODRIGUEZ DO CAMPO

In his career of forty years, Oscar Rodríguez Do Campo (ARG) has formed more than three generations of harpists in Latinamerica and his former and current students occupy premier positions in national and international orchestras. Born in Buenos Aires, he studied with Mme. Nordmann and he is the WHC correspondant for Argentina. Oscar Rodríguez Do Campo has developed his own method for playing the harp and he is a professor for harp at the  Music Department, National University of the Arts (Argentina). He has also founded  his own harp school called „Nueva Escuela Argentina de Arpa“ and teaches his method in  masterclasses all over the world.
www.nuevaescuelaargentinaarpa.org

ELISABETH PLANK

Vienna Harp Day’s founder Elisabeth Plank is an internationally renowned soloist. Being at home at the stages of the world, she has performed in renowned concert halls and festivals in Europa, Japan and Latin America – such as Musikverein Wien, Konzerthaus Berlin or NOSPR and has released three solo albums. As a soloist, she has appeared with orchestras such as Camerata Bohemica Prag, Thüringer Symphoniker, NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra, Barockensemble der Wiener Symphoniker or Wiener KammerOrchester. Elisabeth Plank is also an experienced pedagogue, passing on her knowledge as assistant at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and in masterclasses all over the world.
www.elisabethplank.com