The International Harp Contest in Israel is a harp competition. Founded in 1959 by Aharon Zvi Propes in the city of Jerusalem, it was the first competition for the harp in the history of the instrument.
Past competitions winners
| Year | 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize | Special prizes |
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| 1959 | Susanna Mildonian,  Belgium
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Suzan Hacket McDonald,  USA
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Edward Witsenburg,  Holland
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| 1962 | Lynn Turner, United States
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Guiliana Albisetti,  Italy
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Brigitte Deshais du Portail,  France
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for best performance of Toccata composed by Ami Maayani: Bogumila Lutak,  Poland
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| 1965 | Martine Géliot, France
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Emilia Moskvitina,  Soviet Union
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Natalia Strebkova, Soviet Union
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| 1970 | Chantal Mathieu, France
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Catherine Michel, France
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Ayoko Shinokazi,  Japan
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| 1973 | Nancy Allen, United States
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Grace Wong, USA
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Caitriona Yeats,  Ireland
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| 1976 | Ivan Ion Roncea,  Romania
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Frédérique Cambreling, France
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Hazel Kathleen Kienzie, USA
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| 1979 | Emily Mitchell, United States
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Barbara Allen, United States
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Irena Kaganovska,  Israel
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| 1982 | Alice Giles,  Australia
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Linda Aiella, United States and Patricia Tassini, Italy
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| 1985 | Naoko Yoshino, Japan
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not awarded | Ieuan Jones,  Wales (UK)
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| 1988 | Isabelle Moretti, France
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Lucy Wakeford, UK | — | |
| 1992 | Marie-Pierre Langlamet, France
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Yana Boushkova,  Czech Republic
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Mariko Anraku,  Canada
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| 1994 | not awarded | Anna Makarova,  Russia
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Godelive Shram, Netherlands
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| 1998 | Gwyneth Wentink, Netherlands
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Christina Bianchi, Italy
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Kyo-Jin Lee,  Korea
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| 2001 | Letizia Belmondo, Italy
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Jessica Li Zhou,  China
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Lavinia Meijer, Netherlands
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| 2003 | Varvara Ivanova, Russia
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Julie Bunzel, Israel
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Albane Mahe, France
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*Gulbenkian prize: Etsuko Shoiji, Japan
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| 2006 | Sivan Magen, Israel
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Cécile Maudire, France
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Etsuko Chida, Japan
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*Israeli Composition prize: Sivan Magen, Israel
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| 2009 | not awarded | Ina Zdorovetchi,  Moldova
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Remy van Kesteren, Netherlands
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*Chamber Music prize: Ina Zdorovetchi, Moldova
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| 2012 | Anais Gaudemard, France
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Agne Keblyte,  Lithuania
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Mai Fukui, Japan
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*Semi-Final Prize: In memory of Yona Ettinger: Anais Gaudemard, France
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| 2015 | Yuying Chen, China
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Anaelle Tourett, France
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Eva Tomsic,  Slovenia
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| 2018 | Lenka Petrović,  Serbia
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Joel von Lerber,  Switzerland
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Marina Fradin, Israel
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*Semi-final prize:
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| 2021 | Claudia Lucia Lamanna, Italy
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Lea Maria Löffler,  Germany
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Beatriz Cortesão,  Portugal
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