French harpist Anaëlle Tourret shines as one of the foremost soloists of her instrument.
In demand by some of Europe’s finest orchestras, such as the Bamberg Symphony
Orchestra, the Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, the Estonian
Festival Orchestra, the WDR Symphony Orchestra, the Utopia Orchestra or the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra, Anaëlle Tourret shares her time between performances as a
soloist, orchestral and chamber musician.
She performs with some of today’s finest instrumentalists and singers, such as Leonidas
Kavakos, Joshua Bell, Pinchas Zukerman, Emmanuel Pahud, Daniil Trifonov, Matthias
Goerne, Nina Stemme, under the artistic leadership of today’s most sought after
conductors such as Klaus Mäkelä, Jakub Hrůša, Teodor Currentzis, Semyon Bychkov, and
Paavo Järvi.
She also appears in major festivals and venues such as the Gstaad New Year Music
Festival, the Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival, the Lucerne International Music Festival,
the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma, the
Wiener Konzerthaus, and the Berlin Philharmonie.
From a young age, Anaëlle Tourret has been a beacon of talent, amassing an impressive
array of prizes at international harp competitions. In 2015, she clinched four awards at the
19th International Harp Competition in Israel. In 2019, she was honored with the
prestigious Berenberg Culture Prize by the Berenberg Group for her exceptional
contributions to the arts. At just 25 years old, she ascended to the esteemed position of
Principal Harpist of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg, Germany.
Born in Orléans, France, Anaëlle Tourret honed her craft under the tutelage of masters
like Ghislaine Petit-Volta and Xavier de Maistre. Today, she imparts her wisdom as an
assistant to Xavier de Maistre at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg,
nurturing the next generation of harp virtuosos as well as being a devoted and active
mentor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Academy.
Copyright Fotos: Harald Hoffmann