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Christian Topp - Harp http://www.christiantopp.com
Christian Topp, born in 1973, received his first harp lessons at the age of nine
with Imme Atwood in Basle. From 1991 to 1993 he took lessons at the
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik München with Prof. Helga Storck. In 1993 he
won the competition Jugend musiziert, appeared at the World Harp Congress
in Copenhagen and received the Kulturförderpreis of the City of Singen.
Immediately after his school-leaving examination in 1993 he went to London to
study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Prof. David Watkins until
1998. During this time he made several recordings for BBC Radio 2 and Radio 3.
In 1997 he received the Bachelor of Music and in 1998 the Concert Recital
As a soloist Christian Topp has performed harp concertos by JS Bach, Boieldieu, Debussy, Glière, Handel, Mozart, Vivaldi and Wagenseil. He has played in several orchestras in South Germany and was principal harpist with the Orchester des Pfalztheaters Kaiserslautern. For several years he was principal harpist with the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie. Since July 2005 he is principal harpist with the State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Since 1990 Christian Topp has been playing on a regular basis in a flute and harp combination and, since 2001, with Henner Eppel.
Christian Topp on Guild Music
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