Magdalena Hoffmann
The German harpist Magdalena Hoffmann was appointed principal harpist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2018, teaches at the Tyrolean State Conservatory and likes plain résumés. She is an exclusive recording artist with Deutsche Grammophon, the first album “Nightscapes” received an “Opus Klassik” award in 2022, her second album “Fantasia” was published in September 2024.
She studied in Düsseldorf with Fabiana Trani, in Munich with Cristina Bianchi and in London with Skaila Kanga; when she practised enough, she also got a few prizes at competitions, for example two special awards at the ARD competition 2016 in Munich. Festivals are nice and so Magdalena plays there sometimes (Schleswig-Holstein, Rheingau, Hitzacker, MDR Musiksommer, Anima Mundi Pisa, Davos…). She also very much likes to play for kids and that’s why she developed a theatre concert (“ODYSSEY”) in 2014 which has been performed a lot.
Magdalena Hoffmann is cultural ambassador for the project CASA HOGAR, which aims at providing education and a home for young girls in the Columbian crisis region Chocó.
Magdalena Hoffmann – Respighi: No. 3. Notturno. Lento (Version for Harp)
Deutsche Grammophon’s latest signing, the charismatic German harpist Magdalena Hoffmann releases her first single for the Yellow Label with Ottorino Respighi’s Notturno. The multitalented performer and principal harpist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra is in high demand both as a chamber musician and as a soloist. “The harp has always been the poet’s and the storyteller’s instrument – it is a wonderful vessel for adventures of the imagination,” says Magdalena of her instrument.
