Ieuan Jones

Ieuan Jones was born and brought up in mid Wales and started playing the harp at the age of 6 with Frances Mon Jones. At the age of 13, he was the youngest member of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales and then went on to join the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. In 1981 he gained a scholarship to study with Marisa Robles at the Royal College of Music . After four years at the RCM, winning all the major prizes including the Tagore Gold Medal and the Queen Mothers Rose Bowl for the most distinguished student of his year, he won he Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition in 1985 (only the second harpist to do so in the history of this competition) and was the runner up at the Israel International Harp Competition in the same year. While still a student he was appointed harpist to the House of Commons; an appointment which went on for 13 years, and has not since been repeated. Ieuan has played for audiences all over the world, concerto appearances include the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Teatro de la Maestranza during the Seville EXPO in 1992 playing the rarely played Concierto Serenata by Rodrigo for his 90th birthday celebrations and recitals including Melbourne Festival, Hong Kong City Hall, Madrid, Rome ,Paris etc etc.. He is also a member of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music's diploma examiners and is regularly invited as a member of international competition panels worldwide. In 1997 Ieuan was appointed Professor of Harp at the Royal College of Music and in 2016 was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Music. Jones’ latest recording is released in 2016…’Schubert by Ieuan Jones ‘.