Biography
Joséphine Plagnol's passion for the harp was revealed in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt when she was six. She immediately fell for the elegance of its anatomy, the beauty of its harmonies and the unique motions that the performance require, and soon set her sights on becoming a professional musician.
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Determined to make her dream come true, she enrolled in an intensive music programme (CHAM) at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Boulogne-Billancourt, where she was taught by Anne Ricquebourg. From 2020, she continued her musical training at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where she studied with Isabelle Moretti, a leading figures on the harp.
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Joséphine has enriched her musical career by working with the Orchestre Colonne and the Orchestre de Mulhouse, as well as performing at the Gargilesse Harp Festival, the Rencontres Internationales de Harpe en Île-de-France and the Instrumentarium.
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She has won prizes from the Meyer Foundation, the Martine Géliot competition, Collegium21 and Suoni d'Arpa. Her musical education has also been enriched by the teaching of Gabriella Dall'Olio, Letizia Belmondo, Frédérique Cambreling, Sylvain Blassel and Isabelle Perrin.
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Joséphine is eager to learn and open-minded, she explores all repertoires with passion and constantly strives to broaden her artistic horizons, and aspires to share the richness and diverseness of the harp with an ever-wider audience.
Pièce Symphonique
Henriette Renié
Arabesque No. 1
Claude Debussy
Concerts
Joséphine is participating in the 13th edition of theUSA International Harp Competition, which takes place from May 14 to 24, 2025, in Bloomington, Indiana. After two years of intense preparation, she is giving a series of concerts to refine her program of key works from the repertoire and finance her trip.
Concerts
February 8, 2025 at 8:30 p.m.
Théâtre la Mare au diable
91120 Palaiseau
March 1, 2025 at 8:30 p.m.
Église Saint-Michel
45240 La Ferté Saint-Aubin
March 2, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Église Saint-Genest
41800 Lavardin
March 3, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
RésidenceSaint-Joseph
45000 Orleéans
March 8, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.
Petit Théâtre
77680 Roissy-en-Brie
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Église Sainte Jeanne d'Arc
45500 Gien
April 6, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Église Saint-Serge
75019 Paris
A must-see event for harpists, the USA International Harp Competition brings together 44 competitors and takes place in four rounds. 20 harpists advance to the second round, eight to the third, and three to the fourth, where the finalists play with an orchestra.
This international competition takes place every three years. Its aim is to promote the harp as a concert and solo instrument, to introduce its repertoire to a wider audience, and to encourage composers to write new works for the instrument. It also fosters friendship and musical exchange between harpists around the world.
Since its inception, more than 381 harpists from 31 countries have traveled to Bloomington, Indiana, to compete for the coveted gold medal. Xavier de Maistre, Emmanuel Ceysson, Agnès Clément, and Mélanie Laurent have won this international competition.
After hundreds of hours of work and a dozen concerts, Joséphine is flying to the United States at the beginning of May with enthusiasm and confidence.