Lise Vandersmissen
Lise Vandersmissen is a Belgian harpist who travels with her modern pedal harp and her Italian Triple Harp to perform across Europe and Asia. Lise was one of the Upcoming Artists at Klara Radio, the main classical radio in Belgium, and won the Supernova Chamber Music Competition with her Aglica Trio in 2024.
As a soloist, Lise won Prizes including the First Prize at the 5th International Harp Competition in Slovenia, the Second Prize at the 5th International Harp Competition in Hungary and the Second Prize at the Camac Harp Competition in London. She was awarded the Guildhall Harp Prize and the Culture Prize in Bilzen, Belgium.
Lise released her debut solo album in 2023: “TRANSFORMED”, consisting of her own transcriptions for pedal harp solo. Last summer she released her second solo album “TRE” with Etcetera Records, performed on the Italian triple harp. Both albums were generously sponsored by Flanders State of the Art.
Lise was the first Artist in Residence during the first edition of the Intra Muros Festival in Alden Biesen, Belgium. She performed the Händel Harp Concerto on the Italian Triple Harp with the Bach Academie under Luc Ponet and the London Händel Festival Orchestra under Laurence Cummings.
In 2024 she made her BOZAR debut in Brussels with her Aglica Trio. In June 2019, Lise gave the world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s new piece for solo harp: “Four Meditations”, which was dedicated to her.
Lise lives with her harps on a blue houseboat on the London canals. When she is not playing the harp, she loves to knit jumpers and run along the canal.
