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Castle Village: World Class Harpist Bridget Kibbey

World Class Harpist Bridget Kibbey
Castle Village Oct. 26th at 4pm
“The Yo-Yo Ma of the harp,” (Vogue Magazine), Bridget Kibbey is known for her great musical instincts that transcend the harp. She interprets the masters—Bach, Debussy, Ravel, Bartok—bringing “a fresh face to the familiar music” (Seattle City Arts Magazine), while being a bold advocate of genre-crossing storytelling and newly-commissioned works. Through it all, her virtuosic and soulful ability to communicate draws in the audience. Kibbey has appeared as soloist with the Badisch Staatskapelle Karlsruhe, State Orchestra of Brazil (Pelotas), The Juilliard Symphony, the Israel Youth Philharmonic, and the orchestras of Orlando, Modesto, Illinois, Alabama, Richmond, Skaneateles Festival, Princeton, and the Madison and San José Chamber Orchestras, Metropolis Ensemble, among others. She has been featured as soloist in North America’s top halls – from Carnegie Hall to the Met Opera Main Stage, to Koerner Hall, the Ordway, the 92nd Street Y, to the Gardner Museum, the Phillips Collection, the Menil Collection and beyond. Internationally, she has appeared at Schloss Elmau, Festival St. Denis, ANAM, Festival des Harpes in Arles, France, Festival de Música de Morelia, Pelotas Festival, and the Lucerne Music Festival. Kibbey has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, SONY Records, and Pentatone, to great critical acclaim. Her debut album was named one of the Top Ten Releases by Time Out New York; and, her next solo release with Pentatone Records is slated for 2026 – a set of surprising keyboard transcriptions. She is the recipient of a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Salon de Virtuosi SONY Recording Grant, premiere prix at the Journées de les Harpes Competition in Arles, France, and won a place in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program. Her solo performances have been broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today, New York’s WQXR, WNYC’s Soundcheck, WETA’s Front Row Washington, WRTI’s Crossover, and A&E’s Breakfast with the Arts.

Please email events@castlevillage.nyc to reserve your seats.

Harpist Bridget Kibbey

Venue is Castle Village Community Room, 110 Cabrini Blvd. 4pm, tickets $20

HVG Performing Arts Group: Harpist Rita Costanzi

A special Friday night concert with the award-winning harpist Rita Costanzi opens the HVG Performing Arts Group concert season on September 25 at 7:30 pm. Costanzi was Principal Harp of CBC Radio Orchestra and Vancouver Symphony and has performed throughout Europe and the Americas. In the intimate setting of The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens, she’ll perform a program that includes works by Bach, Faure, Granados, Liszt and Debussy.

Rita Costanzi is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and two-time winner of the American Harp Society’s National Competition. She produced and performed an award-winning one-woman show based on her memoir “The Strings of My Heart.”

The season continues on October 25 with Swing a Song of Sondheim, a special co-presentation with Castle Village. Classical guitarist Mak Grgic, a Grammy nominee, comes to The Lounge on November 22, and an HVG favorite, Cassatt String Quartet, returns on December 13. HVG resident pianist Evelyne Luest and friends perform solo piano and chamber works on January 31. Details are below.

Concerts are open to the public; admission is $20 suggested donation ($15 for seniors/youth 8-18; under 8 free) at the door. The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens is at 128 Pinehurst Ave at West 183rd Street in Manhattan. The audience is invited to meet the performers at a post-performance wine reception.

Visit Facebook.com/HVGPAG for details and updates.