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The harp is usually associated with angelic music, but here it takes a turn for the macabre in music inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.

Experience a new side of the instrument’s infinitely rich soundworld as Principal Harp Louisic Dulbecco presents dramatic and atmospheric works from the early 20th century by her French compatriots Henriette Renié and Andre Caplet.

Join us for a complimentary glass of Handpicked wine on arrival before the performance with this intimate one-hour chamber music concert.

Program

RENIÉ

The Tell-Tale Heart

CAPLET

Fantastic Tale

Artists

Musicians of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Louisic Dulbecco

Principal Harp

Louisic started learning the harp and the piano in her hometown Bordeaux, France. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Hamburg in the class of Xavier de Maistre, and her Master’s in Würzburg in the class of Andreas Mildner. She also holds a Master’s degree in Chamber Music from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg.

During her studies she joined the association Live Music Now, founded by Yehudi Menuhin, through which she gave a lot of solo and duo concerts at diverse venues. She also received scholarships from the Oscar and Vera Stiftung and the Deutschland Stipendium.

Louisic was most recently Principal Harp of the Warsaw Philharmonic, and was for many years the academician at Hamburg State Opera under conductor Kent Nagano, where she played opera, ballet and symphony concerts.

Louisic has performed with orchestras across Europe, including Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) in Berlin, Tonkünstler Orchestra in Vienna, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Deutsches Nationaltheater, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Bremer Philharmoniker in Bremen, the Sinfonieorchester St.Gallen (Switzerland) and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra.

Alongside her experience as an orchestra musician, Louisic has also been teaching her instrument for many years. She loves playing chamber music and has played in a lot of different formations, including a number of ensembles dedicated to contemporary and experimental music.

Louisic Dulbecco