Lunchtime Recital - Huw Boucher (harp)

Programme

Henriette Renié (1875–1956): Légende

Auguste Durand (1830–1909): Valse, Op. 83

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Waltz in A minor, Op. posth., B.150

Henriette Renié (1875–1956): Légende

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Waltz in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Waltz in E minor, Op. posth., B.56

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): Minute Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1

Carlos Salzedo (1885–1961): Ballade, Op. 28

Biographies

Huw Boucher is a Welsh harpist recognized for his commanding stage presence,

refined musicianship and technical brilliance. He is currently pursuing

postgraduate study at the Royal Academy of Music on a full scholarship, he is also

a 2025 Boise scholar and an Ian Fleming Instrumentalist Award holder. Huw is

currently studying with Professor Emerita Skaila Kanga, Suzanne Willison-Kawalec

and Catrin Finch.

During his time at the Academy, Huw has performed in masterclasses with many

of the world’s leading harpists, including Anne-Sophie Bertrand, Anneleen

Lenaerts, Gwyneth Wentink and Sylvain Blassel. He has also performed with the

Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, the Manson Ensemble, and

appeared alongside the Nash Ensemble at Wigmore Hall.

In 2023, Anne-Sophie Bertrand invited Huw to perform with the Frankfurt Radio

Symphony Orchestra. He has enjoyed considerable success in national and

international competitions, becoming only the second person ever to reach the

final of the USA International Harp Competition twice. At the 12th competition, he

was awarded the Silver Medal and Concerto Prize, and in 2025 he returned to win

the Bronze Medal and Concerto Prize for his performance of Mario Castelnuovo?Tedesco’s Concertino. He is also the first competitor in the history of the

competition to win the Concerto Prize twice.

Further distinctions include winning the UK Harp Competition, the Nansi Richard’s

Scholarship, the Bronze Medal at the Wales International Harp Competition, the

Guy Magrath Prize, the Skaila Kanga harp Prize and the Gold Medal in the Duo

Division of the Hong Kong International Harp Competition 2025.

Upon graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, Huw was awarded both the

President’s Prize for the Most Outstanding Student and the Exam Board Prize for

the highest final recital mark.