Hire Anna Astesano | Harpist in London

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Arabesque n2, Claude Debussy

About Anna

Dynamic and enthusiast harpist based in London, recognised as a great talent of her generation, available for weddings and events.

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Harpist

London

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After her Bachelor and Master studies at the CNSMD in Lyon, Anna joined the harp class at Trinity and Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in the Postgraduate Advanced Diploma course. Between 2014 and 2015 she has been harpist at “Teatro alla Scala” Academy in Milan, being conducted by Maestro Fabio Luisi, David Coleman, Marco Armiliato, and many others. In June 2015 she won the audition as first harp at the “Luigi Cherubini” Orchestra, conducted by Riccardo Muti. Since 2017 she has been awarded scholarships offered by the Turin CRT Foundation, “De Sono” Association and Turin "Lions Club". In 2018 She was awarded the “Featured Young Performer” Award by the London Ear Festival, and the "John Marson Prize 2018 for best performer". She has been working with the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale (RAI) in Turin, the Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow, Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino Orchestra in Florence, the London Southbank Sinfonia, performing in Wigmore Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, St-Martins-in-the-Fields between the others. She is a Concordia Foundation and a Park Lane Group Artist.

Anna

5 out of 5

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5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Anna's Reviews

5 out of 5

Anna was amazing! She arrived on time and looked very presentable and professional. She helped me choose the tunes before the event and was generally very responsive and helpful. Her performance on the day was just beautiful. I highly recommend Anna for any type of event.

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2 years ago

Thank you very much for your kind words, truly grateful to have been part of your wedding day!!

5 out of 5

As a full time professional musician and harpist myself, I have high standards on performer’s abilities and behavior. Anna was perfectly on time, very responsive and displayed easy and timely communication. She was flexible and well prepared. She sounded beautiful for my engagement ceremony and was very gracious and appropriate for this religious event. Her playing truly made it special. She played solo prelude music, hymns solo and with trumpet. Guests were very impressed by her playing and by the choice of a harp over organ, as it is most common in church. We received many compliments about her performance and the harp.

5 out of 5

A massive bravo you again for your beautiful performance at the UCLH Christmas Concert! Thank you so much again for sharing your lovely music.

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Anna's Song list

A time for us, Romeo and Juliet - Nino Rota

A whole new world, Alladin - Alan Menken

Air on the G String - J. S. Bach

All Of Me - John Legend

Amazing Grace - John Newton

Amelie Theme Music - Yann Tiersen

Arabesque No. 1 and 2 - Claude Debussy

Aria from La Wally - A. Catalani

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - G. F. Handel

Au Matin - Marcel Tournier

Autumn Leaves - Nat King Cole

Ave Maria - Bach

Ave Maria - Schubert

Berceuse Russe - Tournier

Bridal March - Wagner

Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley

Canon in D - Pachelbel

Careless Whisper - George Michael

Cavatina from 'The Deerhunter' - Stanley Myers

The Chain - Fleetwood Mac

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

City of Stars from La La Land

Clair de Lune - Debussy

Clocks - Coldplay

Dance Monkey - Tones and I

Don’t Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith

A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes from 'Cinderella'

Every Breath I Take - The Police

Fantasie - Spohr

Fantasy on Lara's Granada - Carlos Salzedo

Flightless Bird, American Mouth from "Twilight" - Iron & Wine

The Godfather Theme - Nino Rota

Gymnopedies - Satie

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Halo - Beyonce

Hello - Adele

Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

Imagine - John Lennon

Impromptu op.86- Faure

Impromptu Caprice - Pierne

La Source - Hasselmans

La Valse d’Amélie - Yann Tiersen

Let It Go from Frozen

Mad World - Tears for Fears

Moon River - Henry Mancini

My Heart Will Go On from 'Titanic' - James Horner

Nocturne - Glinka

Nuvole Bianche - Einaudi

O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini

Pavane op. 50 - Gabriel Fauré

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Prelude in C - J. S. Bach

River Flows In You - Yiruma

Salut D'Amour - Elgar

Schindler’s List - John Williams

Sonata in G - C.P.E. Bach

Sonata for Harp - Paul Hindemith

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

The Moldau - Bedrich Smetana

Your Song - Elton John

Anna's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£200
Up to 1 hour	£250
Up to 2 hours	£375
Up to 3 hours	£575

Customer questions

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I always try my best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let me know, and we'll find together a great solution.

How much time do you need to set up?

I usually set up about 45 minutes to 1 hour before the performance time, in order to have the harp tuned and ready for your event.

Is the transport of your harp included in your quote?

I've include all travel costs, including the transport of my harp, in the quotes.

Do you need any equipment provided to play outdoors?

None at all - my instrument is played acoustically so I don't need any equipment. If it is raining then I will need full cover or to perform indoors as my instrument is valuable and could be damaged.

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Opera, Musical theatre, Christmas, Traditional church music, Contemporary Christian, Italian music, Spanish music, French music

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Instruments:

Harp

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Event types:

Concert, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Birthday party, Christmas party

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Other skills:

Arranger, Perfect pitch, Instrumental teaching, Musicologist

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