Franziska Huhn

Franziska Huhn (born 1977 in Berlin, Germany) is a German harpist. Currently, she lives in the United States.

Franziska Huhn
Background information
Born	1977 (age 42–43) Berlin, Germany
Genres	Classical music
Occupation(s)	Harpist, musician, teacher, lecturer
Instruments	Harp
Years active	1991–present
Website	www.franziskahuhn.de

Early life and education

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 prestigious German prize Jugend musiziert.[2] On a fellowship, she studied at University of Boston 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]

Orchestra and Ensembles

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]

Teaching

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]

References

1. "Reisen mit Harfe – Solo-Harfenkonzert mit Franziska Huhn". Kultur Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2014-04-01.
2. "Harpist Franziska Huhn to perform at Goethe-Institut Istanbul". Hürriyet Daily News. 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
3. "Franziska Huhn". New England Conservatoru. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
4. "Franziska Huhn, harp". Longy School of Music of Bard College. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
5. Bosworth, Sheila (2012-06-19). "Franziska Huhn & harp, June 19 at King's Chapel". Beacon Hill Patch. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
6. "Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music explores "The Sacred and the Profane"". Berkshire. 2003-06-18. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
7. "Walden Chamber Players". Department of Performance Studies. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
8. "Callithumpian Concert". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
9. "Musicians". sound Icon Members. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
10. "East of The Cane Fields: solo harp repertoire - performance dates". Lior Navok. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
11. "Musik Harfe virtuos Gar nicht nur ätherisch: Franziska Huhn spielt im Berliner Dom". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Genios. 2001-11-10. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
12. "Franziska Huhn Plays Salzedo". WGBH. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
13. "Harp Solo by Franziska Huhn". CD Baby. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
14. "Young Artists Harp Program". Boston University - College of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
15. "Susan Knapp Thomas - Founder, Director & Instructor 2009-2014". Connecticut Valley Harp Intensive Summer Camp. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
16. http://www.bu.edu/cfa/profile/franziska-huhn/

External links

• Personal website