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BY @HELENARICCIHARP

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Concert Harpist - London

LINK IN BIO 🎶 Here it is! Exclusive interview f

LINK IN BIO 🎶 Here it is! Exclusive interview for @applausetothemusician
Thank you Maggie for having me and for this opportunity to share my story, vision and some unexpected turns in my musical JOURNEY. Enjoy!
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Photo credit @applausetothemusician .
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Can't wait to share never-told-before stories with

Can't wait to share never-told-before stories with you all tomorrow
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(suspense, suspense)
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Interview on the way 🎤📬
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🛬 In Vienna for the second module of Tuning in!

🛬 In Vienna for the second module of Tuning in! Artist programme in partnership with the Vienna music University @mdwwien and @musicaustria

Can't wait!
(and won't have to - it starts in 10 minutes...) .
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Sometimes harps need doctors too - Massive thanks

Sometimes harps need doctors too - Massive thanks to Nigel and Alex from @nt_harps who serviced my harp yesterday!
After seven years of me having to postpone it, my beloved red harp is now 100% fit for the 2020 season and ready for all the music to come 🎶🙏
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Smiling at 2020 and thinking you are turning your

Smiling at 2020 and thinking you are turning your phones round right now.... 🙃

Wish you all a head-turning New Year full of meaningful projects, music, joy and positive surprises along the way!
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"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I'm p

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I'm possible!" Audrey Hepburn

One of my biggest musical accomplishments of 2019 was to transcribe and learn Bach's seemingly impossible Prelude and Fugue in C minor for my final recital. The repetitive pattern of the entire prelude is really uncomfortable to play on the harp; not only is it very tiring but since it uses the lower register and is played really fast you have high risks of buzzing when replacing on the strings. Oh and there are nifty pedal changes along the way too.

Nonetheless being slightly stubborn and loving this piece I persisted and I think it was worth all the effort and struggles!

So when someone tells you something is impossible, do it and make it possible.

What's something you are proud of this year? .
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Sending you my best wishes for Christmas and the f

Sending you my best wishes for Christmas and the festive holidays! Enjoy this precious time with your families.

Cheers from London! Thank you for following my musical journey, 2020 will be an exciting year!

Sometimes it's just about being at the right place

Sometimes it's just about being at the right place at the right time - with a camera in hand - and looking at everyday things from a different perspective.
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Which picture do you like best? 1-2-3?
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Shots taken near Bank Station in the City of London, the historical centre of London. Did you know that it has its own independent police? .
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Clarinetissimo or the art of playing a silkly gold

Clarinetissimo or the art of playing a silkly golden pianississimo on the clarinet.

Fantastic concert @wigmore_hall yesterday by @martinfrostofficial and @rolandpontinen. The second movement of the Poulenc sonata was truly mesmerising - go check it out. True artists are able to convey so much with the smoothest pianississimo and that proved it beyond words.

Thank you for this magical concert!

Plus all the touring was done by train, how great is that?
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Love & hate relationship with Berlioz' excerpt fro

Love & hate relationship with Berlioz' excerpt from Symphonie fantastique.

Celebrating the birthday of French composer #Berlioz today, thought I would post one if not the most popular harp audition excerpt. It comes up at literally every audition.

No matter the countless hours of practice, playing it definitely feels like plunging into the abyss - deep breath and here we go! Anyone else got that for a piece of music you have been practicing a long time but it still feels slightly daunting?

Berlioz trained as a medical student before doing composition at the Paris Conservatoire. He composed this five-part Symphony aged barely 27 in 1830, suffering from the passion of an unrequited love for the Irish actress Harriet Smithson who finally ended being his wife after a successful performance of the Symphony - must have been a good incentive to finish the work quickly.

Fun fact: Berlioz was the first one to use the harp in his orchestral symphonic work and here there are not only one but two! Thanks Berlioz, that's way more fun! .
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Imagine you are in Spain looking at the Alhambra u

Imagine you are in Spain looking at the Alhambra under the sun, surrounded by the murmurs of the fountains

This is Tarrega's Recuerdos of the Alhambra (memories of the Alhambra) and although it is originally for guitar from the moment I heard the amazing harpist @xavierdemaistre play it on the harp I knew this piece had to be in my repertoire.

A true inspiration and now my favourite piece to play for its simple harmonic beauty, the atmosperic peacefulness and quietness of mind it brings to me and hopefully to you listening to it as well.

Have a great weekend!
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LINK IN BIO. If you didn't have the chance to hear

LINK IN BIO. If you didn't have the chance to hear it live last week, the replay of my recent interview for @resonancefm is now available online.

Expect harp stories, sneak peek into my upcoming projects, personal stories, life after graduation and three romantic pieces! So grab a cup of tea and crumbly biscuits and listen to this very first episode of "Sounds promising" presented by the brilliant @_robin_davis

Thank you for having me as your first guest and for all the interesting questions. Watch out for the next episodes of "Sounds promising", also available on twitter @SndsPromising
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