BRIDGET KIBBEY HARP

Lends her singular virtuosity and verve to the concert harp

Bridget Kibbey, a native of Findlay, Ohio, is known for her great musical instincts that transcend the harp. She interprets the masters—Bach, Debussy, Ravel, Bartok—bringing “a fresh face to the familiar music” (Seattle City Arts Magazine), while being a bold advocate of genre-crossing storytelling and newly-commissioned works. Her virtuosic and soulful ability to communicate draws in the audience. She has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras and has been featured as soloist in top halls internationally.

Kibbey is the recipient of a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Salon de Virtuosi SONY Recording Grant, premiere prix at the Journées de les Harpes Competition in Arles, France, and won a place in the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s Bowers Program. Her solo performances have been broadcast widely, and she has recorded to great critical acclaim. Her debut album was named one of the Top Ten Releases by Time Out New York; her next solo release with Pentatone Records, slated for 2026, is a set of surprising keyboard transcriptions.

She has commissioned concerti from Vivian Fung and Brazilian composer Joao Luiz, exploring the sounds of Carnaval on the harp; and she brings two newly-commissioned concerti to the stage in 2027. Known for her curatorial strengths, Kibbey builds touring projects merging her own solo transcriptions alongside powerful collaborations; she has performed in duo with Kathleen Battle and Dawn Upshaw, Avi Avital, Alexi Kenney, Samuel Torres, and Mahsa Vahdat, among others. She appears frequently as soloist and chamber musician at festivals and series across the USA. From 2022–2024, Kibbey was the Artistic Director of MOSA Concerts, elevating a local concert series to a notable world-class, cross-genre performing arts series.

“… the Yo-Yo Ma of the harp.”
— Vogue Magazine
“… made it seem as though her instrument had been waiting all its life to explode with the gorgeous colors and energetic figures she was getting from it.”
— The New York Times