Louise Grandjean

French harpist Louise Grandjean is Principal Harp of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra for the 2023/24 season. She started playing the harp in Toulon with Vassilia Briano, then went on to study in Germany with Xavier de Maistre, Marie-Pierre Langlamet and Cristina Bianchi.

From 2018 to 2020, she was an academist with the Staatskapelle Weimar under the tutelage of Elisabeth Anetseder. In 2022 and 2023, she was acting Principal Harp with both the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn and the Tyrolean Orchestra Innsbruck.

As a freelance harpist, Louise has performed with renowned ensembles, including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, the Bavarian State Opera, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, she recently performed with Avi Avital as part of his Between Worlds Ensemble.