Lise Vandersmissen

Belgian harpist Lise Vandersmissen travels with her modern pedal harp and her Italian Triple Harp to perform across Europe and Asia. She is one of the Young Artists at the main classical radio in Belgium: Klara Radio (De Twintigers), and just won the Belgian classical radio competition for chamber music: Supernova, with her Aglica Trio. She released two solo albums: Transformed and TRE, with Etcetera Records.

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 North London Harp Competition. She received the Culture Prize in Bilzen. Lise graduated Magna cum Laude from her Bachelor’s Degree at LUCA School of Arts, Belgium with Lieve Robbroeckx, and with Distinction from her Master’s Degree at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London with Imogen Barford. Upon graduation, she completed a two-year Fellowship at the Guildhall.

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.