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“A command of the instrument and its many moods is what sets Elisabeth Plank apart from the very first note“ (Harp Column) Following her solo-debut at age 17 at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the young Austrian harpist Elisabeth Plank has established herself as an internationally sought-after soloist and ambassador for her instrument.
She has performed in renowned concert halls and festivals and regularly tours in Japan and South America. As a soloist, Elisabeth Plank has appeared with orchestras such as Camerata Bohemica Prag, Thüringer Symphoniker, NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra or Barockensemble der Wiener Symphoniker. From 2019 to 2021 she has been artist-in-residence of Wiener Konzerthaus as part of the "Great Talent"-series.
A prizewinner in a number of international competitions in Germany, Austria, Italy and Japan Elisabeth Plank was honoured with the "Young Celebrity Master"-award of "HarpMasters" in Switzerland in 2014.
Both her solo albums "L'arpa notturna" & "1825 - Echoes of Vienna on Historical Harp" were critically acclaimed: "a thoughtful and beautifully played disc [...] Plank has a real command of light and shade. She's adept at creating musical perspective" (Gramophone Magazine).
Elisabeth Plank has recorded the harp concerto by G. C. Wagenseil with the Barockensemble der Wiener Symphoniker.
Born in Vienna in 1991, she had her first lesson at age seven and, only two years later, she was accepted as a preparatory course student at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Starting from 2009, Elisabeth Plank has been under the tuition of Adelheid Blovsky-Miller and has concluded her studies in June 2015 with the highest distinction.
As a very eager performer and promoter of contemporary music, Elisabeth Plank is dedicated to also presenting her instrument outside the romantic repertoire it is most commonly associated with. Harp concertos and solo pieces have been composed for her by Andreas Wykydal, Onur Dülger, Arturo Fuentes, Lucio Bruno-Videla, Wolfram Wagner, Clio Em and Margareta Ferek-Petric.
In the 2020/21 season Elisabeth Plank had her debuts at the MuTh Vienna and Konzerthaus Berlin, other highlights included a portrait concert as part of the series “Kovacics Entdeckungen”, or concerts as a soloist with orchestras such as Wiener KammerOrchester.
Highlights of the current season include Elisabeth Plank’s debut in Harpa and Grafenegg, performances at Musikverein Graz, Young Classics Passau and an extensive tour for Jeunesse Austria. In spring 2022 she will release her third solo album with GENUIN.

Program
Franz Lizt - Le rossignol (ed. Henrietta Renié)
Clio Em - BIRDSONG for harp and electronics (2021, Icelandic premiere performance)
Engelbert Humperdinck - Nachtstück
Sergei Prokofíev - Prelude op. 12, no.7
Piece for harp "Eleonora"
Visions fugitives op. 22, no. 7 - Pittoresco
Gustav Mahler - Adagietto from the 5th symphony (ed. Elisabeth Plank)

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Louis Spohr - Variations pour la harpe, sur l´air
"Je suis encore dans mon primtemps" op. 36

Gabriel Fauré - Une chateleine en sa tour, op. 110

Elías Parish Alvars - Scenes of myn Youth - Grande Fantaisie pour la harpe, op. 75

Supported by Classical Futures Europe and the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union https://www.classicalfutures.eu/