Franziska Huhn | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Berlin, Germany |
Genres | Classical music |
Occupation(s) | Harpist, musician, teacher, lecturer |
Instrument(s) | Harp |
Years active | 1991–present |
Website |
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Franziska Huhn (born 1977 in Berlin, Germany) is a German harpist. Currently, she lives in the United States.
Franziska Huhn was born in Berlin, Germany in 1977. [1] She began with harp playing at the age of nine. When she was 14, she won the German prize Jugend musiziert. [2] On a fellowship, she studied at Boston University with Lucile Lawrence and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree. She continued her studies with Ann Hobson Pilot at the New England Conservatory and earned a master's degree in harp performance. In 2005, she was awarded the Artist's Diploma as the first ever harpist by the conservatory. [1] [3] [4] [5]
Franziska Huhn has participated in many orchestras and festivals including Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, the Pacific Music Festival in Japan and the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. A Fromm Player since 2003, she returned to Tanglewood to perform contemporary music. [6] Huhn is also active in and around the Boston area performing as a substitute harpist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and playing regularly with chamber music ensembles such as the Walden Chamber Players, [1] [7] the Callithumpian Consort, [8] and Sound Icon. [9] Her reputation for contemporary music is such that composers such as Lior Navok have composed pieces for her to perform. [10]
She has given numerous solo recitals throughout the United States as well as in Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Turkey, [2] Georgia, Russia, Syria, Pakistan and Germany. [1] [5] [11] She was featured in a recital on WGBH in "Live from Studio 1." [12] In 2007, her album Harp Solo was released. [13]
Since 2003, Huhn has been the Assistant Director of the Harp Seminar at Boston University Tanglewood Institute. [14] In 2012, she joined the faculty of the summer camp Connecticut Valley Harp Intensive. [15] Huhn serves as harp faculty at the New England Conservatory, [3] directs the Harp Department at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts, [1] [4] [5] and recently joined the faculty at Boston University College of Fine Arts. [16]
Franziska Huhn | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1977 (age 46–47) Berlin, Germany |
Genres | Classical music |
Occupation(s) | Harpist, musician, teacher, lecturer |
Instrument(s) | Harp |
Years active | 1991–present |
Website |
www |
Franziska Huhn (born 1977 in Berlin, Germany) is a German harpist. Currently, she lives in the United States.
Franziska Huhn was born in Berlin, Germany in 1977. [1] She began with harp playing at the age of nine. When she was 14, she won the German prize Jugend musiziert. [2] On a fellowship, she studied at Boston University with Lucile Lawrence and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree. She continued her studies with Ann Hobson Pilot at the New England Conservatory and earned a master's degree in harp performance. In 2005, she was awarded the Artist's Diploma as the first ever harpist by the conservatory. [1] [3] [4] [5]
Franziska Huhn has participated in many orchestras and festivals including Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, the Pacific Music Festival in Japan and the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. A Fromm Player since 2003, she returned to Tanglewood to perform contemporary music. [6] Huhn is also active in and around the Boston area performing as a substitute harpist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and playing regularly with chamber music ensembles such as the Walden Chamber Players, [1] [7] the Callithumpian Consort, [8] and Sound Icon. [9] Her reputation for contemporary music is such that composers such as Lior Navok have composed pieces for her to perform. [10]
She has given numerous solo recitals throughout the United States as well as in Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Turkey, [2] Georgia, Russia, Syria, Pakistan and Germany. [1] [5] [11] She was featured in a recital on WGBH in "Live from Studio 1." [12] In 2007, her album Harp Solo was released. [13]
Since 2003, Huhn has been the Assistant Director of the Harp Seminar at Boston University Tanglewood Institute. [14] In 2012, she joined the faculty of the summer camp Connecticut Valley Harp Intensive. [15] Huhn serves as harp faculty at the New England Conservatory, [3] directs the Harp Department at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts, [1] [4] [5] and recently joined the faculty at Boston University College of Fine Arts. [16]