Isabelle Moretti

An icon of the harp today, Isabelle Moretti is feted across the world for her strong charisma, and her powerful and refined way of playing. 
 
The winner of international competition prizes in Geneva, Munich and Israel at the start of her career, Isabelle Moretti now graces the concert stages of the world. These include the December Nights of Sviatoslav Richter Festival in Moscow; the Amsterdam Concertgebouw; the Alice Tully Hall, New York; the Wigmore Hall and King’s Place in London; the Munich Philharmonie and the Herkulessaal; the Frankfurt Opera; the Rheingau and Schleswig Holstein festivals; the Auditorium du Louvre, Opéra Comique, Arsenal de Metz, Musée d’Orsay, Maison de Radio-France, Salle Gaveau, and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées; at the Folles Journées de Nantes; and with El Sistema in Caracas. 
 
Isabelle Moretti has performed as a soloist with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Neville Marriner, the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Bremen Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, the Orchestre National de Lyon, the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, the Orchestre National de Lille, the Israel Chamber Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orquestra de Córdoba, the RTVE Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, The Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne, the Warsaw National Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, and the Zagreb Soloists. 
 
She particularly loves to perform chamber music, and shares it regularly with friends such as Juliette Hurel, Magali Mosnier, François Leleux, Henri Demarquette, and the Parisii, Ebène, and Hermès string quartets. Especially dear to her heart is her duet with Dame Felicity Lott, whose CD “Cantare” continues to be very successful.  
 
A major advocate for the development of her instrument’s repertoire, Isabelle Moretti is the dedicatee and the inspiration of many composers such as Philippe Hersant, Bruno Mantovani, Michèle Reverdy, Thierry Escaich, and Thierry Pécou. 
 
Isabelle Moretti’s rich and varied discography has attracted a Victoire de la Musique, the Grand Prix de la Nouvelle Académie du Disque, the Prix Charles Cros, a Choc de la Musique, a Dix de Répertoire, and a top rating by Télérama. 
 
An impassioned teacher, Isabelle Moretti gives masterclasses throughout the world, and teaches at the Conservatoire national supérieur de la musique et de la danse de Paris (CNSMD). She is also Visiting Professor at London’s Royal Academy of Music. 
 
Isabelle Moretti is a Officer of the French National Order of Merit, and Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. 

Les Jeudis classiques, concerts en ligne | Isabelle Moretti

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685 – 1750) – Prélude n°22 en Si bémol mineur, BWV 867
Mikhail GLINKA (1804 – 1857) / Mily BALAKIREV (1837 – 1910) – L’Alouette
Claude DEBUSSY (1862 – 1918) – Première arabesque L. 66
Marcel TOURNIER (1879 – 1951) – Images, Suite n°4 op. 39
La volière magique
Cloches sous la neige
La danse du moujik

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