STARS OF TOMORROW
CONCERT V
Rosie Murphy – „Between the Strings: Echoes of the Harp” – Music of the 21st century
Gabriela Dudziak – Arabesque and New Objectivity – Between Ornamentation and Pure Form
Rosie Murphy – „Between the Strings: Echoes of the Harp” – Music of the 21st century
1. Greg Caffrey (*1963) – Takemitsu’s Dream (2008), arranged for harp Rosie Murphy 2024
2. Rosie Murphy (*2000) – paidir chiúin a rá (2024)
3. Naji Hakim (1955) – Jeu (1999)
Gabriela Dudziak – Arabesque and New Objectivity – Between Ornamentation and Pure Form
1. Marcel Tournier (1879-1951) – Sonatine Op. 30
II. Calme et expressif
2. Marta Ptaszyńska (*1943) – Arabesque for harp solo
3. Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) – L’égyptienne
4. Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) – Sonata for Harp
I. Mäßig schnell
II. Lebhaft
III. Sehr langsam
Rosie Murphy
Rosie Murphy is a harpist and composer from Ireland. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Classical Music with a minor in Sonology at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague in 2024, and holds a Certificate of Higher Music from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She has also received a Certificate in Advanced Performance from the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin.
Murphy has been recognized with several awards and scholarships, including the BBC ACNI Young Artist Platform Award for 2025/2026, a Britten Pears Young Artist Scholarship for 2024/2025, the Julia Trench Award in 2024, and funding from the Irish Arts Council. She was also selected as one of the “21 Artists for the 21st Century” in 2021.
As a performer, she has appeared with the BBC Ulster Orchestra, the Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble, and the Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra, and has performed at venues such as Ulster Hall in Belfast, the National Concert Hall in Dublin, and Amare Concert Hall in The Hague. Notable solo performances include recitals at No.10 Downing Street, the Irish Embassy in The Netherlands, and Áras an Uachtaráin.
Murphy is also active as a composer, premiering new works in collaboration with composers such as Saad Haddad and Greg Caffrey, and presenting her own compositions at festivals and concerts across Ireland, the UK, and the Netherlands. She currently teaches harp and continues to engage in performance, composition, and educational work across Europe.
Gabriela Dudziak
Gabriela Dudziak is a Polish harpist born in 2004. She began her musical journey at the age of seven, under the direction of Ewa Jaślar at the Stanisław Moniuszko State Music School Complex in Bielsko-Biała. Currently, she is studying at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Cracow in the class of Irena Czubek-Davidson and Adrian Nowak.
She is the laureate of many awards, not only as a soloist, but also a chamber musician. Among her most important achievements are Grand Prix at the National Harp Competition in Poland, 1st place at the Competition for Harp Solo in Graz, Austria, 1st place at the 13th International Harp Contest “Suoni d’Arpa” in Italy and 1st place at the 2nd Ceren Necipoglu Istanbul International Harp Festival.
She has participated in master classes with well-known harpists such as Margit-Anna Süß, Florance Sitruk, Chantal Mathieu and Catherine Michel. In addition to the classical harp repertoire, Gabriela likes to experiment with contemporary music, making premieres and discovering contemporary pieces for unusual instrumental ensembles with harp.
Currently she’s playing in Dudziak & Wójcik Duo (harp and guitar), with which she not only explores the original repertoire for harp and guitar, but also expands it, making arrangements and transcriptions. Beside playing solo and chamber music, she collaborates with orchestras such as Cracow Philharmonic and International Lutosławski Youth Orchestra. As a soloist she performed with Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Cracow. She has performed in prestigious venues such as Konzerthaus Berlin, the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
