Claudia Besné · HARPIST

Described by music authorities as a remarkable, sensitive and deeply musical performer, with extraordinary technical mastery and an outstanding international reputation despite her youth, Claudia Besné has developed an intense career as a soloist in Europe, sharing her passion for expanding and raising awareness of the current and little-known repertoire for the harp.

Among her recent milestones are the world premiere of Cuatro Historias Gallegas for harp and string orchestra by Federico Beilinson with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Galicia, and the premiere of the Concerto for Harp and Orchestra by Aita Madina with the Andrés Egiguren Orchestra. She has also participated in prestigious festivals such as the Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, the Noia Harp Fest and cycles such as MusaE and Musiklasik, as well as maintaining an active presence in church music cycles in Sweden.

Her social commitment has led her to take part in various benefit concerts, collaborating in charitable initiatives both in Spain and abroad, supporting projects dedicated to education, culture, and communities affected by natural disasters.

In the field of chamber music, she is a member of several groups, notably the Dúo Boreal, with which she won third prize at the Savarez-Corelli International Chamber Music Competition and has given concerts organised by the Don Juan de Borbón Foundation and Juventudes Musicales de España. As an orchestral performer, she has collaborated with the Malmö Opera, the Rioja Philharmonic, the Female Symphonic Orchestra Austria, among others, performing at important events such as the Chigiana International Festival and the Soriano Musical Autumn.

In parallel to her artistic career, she combines his professional work with teaching, sharing her knowledge and passion for music with new generations.

Born in Donostia-San Sebastián in 1997, she began her musical studies at the Francisco Escudero Conservatory and, at the age of 18, she enrolled at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, where she studied with Stephen Fitzpatrick, principal harpist of the Staatskapelle Berlin, obtaining a Bachelor's, Master's and Postgraduate Degree in Performance, with the support of the Nicanor Zabaleta Scholarship and the CH Estudios Scholarship. During her years of study, she won third prize at the International Harp Competition of the Slovenian Harp Association (2023) and was a finalist in Juventudes Musicales de España (2022), in addition to receiving various awards in national and international competitions during her early years of training. It is worth noting that during these years, she was invited to perform at the award ceremony of the Norwegian Music Competition for Young People (Oslo), alongside EMCY.

She has also been an active musician with Live Music Now Salzburg, a member of orchestras such as the Philharmonie Salzburg, the EGO and the JONDE, and has received masterclasses from prestigious musicians such as Cibrán Sierra (Cuarteto Quiroga), Isabelle Perrin, Letizia Belmondo, Fabrice Pierre, Gabriella Dall'Olio and Anneleen Lenaerts, among others.

In 2022, she completed a Master's Degree in Music Pedagogy at UNIR.