Bridget Kibbey, harp
Harpist Bridget Kibbey is recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the 2007 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. She recently joined soprano Dawn Upshaw in recording Luciano Berio's Folk Songs and Osvaldo Golijov's "Ayre." Her solo album, "Love is Come Again." was listed in the Time Out New York Top Ten list from 2007. She has been soloist with the Tallahassee and Juilliard Symphonies, Israel Youth Philharmonic, Symphony in C, Westmoreland Symphony, Eastern Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra; as an orchestral harpist, she has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, the symphonies of Boston and Toronto, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Like's, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. She gave the New York premier of Elliott Carter's Mosaic in Zankel Hall for the composer's 100th Birthday. Other awards include the Juilliard School Peter Mennin Prize and first prize at the International Chamber Music Competition of Arles, France (in collaboration with flutist Julietta Curenton). She recently joined the harp faculties of Bard Conservatory, Vassar College, New York University, and The Juilliard School Pre-College program. She holds both bachelor and master of music degrees from The Juilliard School where she completed studies with Nancy Allen. Ms. Kibbey is a member of Chamber Music Society Two.
Bridget Kibbey
Upcoming Appearances at Chamber Music Society:
Cultural Odyssey: 11/9/2010
New Music in the Rose: 3/31/2011
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photo credit: Lisa Marie Mazzucco