Biographie Helen ist eine Harfenistin aus London (GB), die zur Zeit in der Meisterklasse bei Frau Professor Helga Storck in der Hochschule für Musik und Theater, München, studiert. Sie hat an der Universität Oxford und an der Royal College of Music, London mit Auszeichnung abgeschlossen: am Royal College mit der höchsten Auszeichnung für eine Harfenistin, in Oxford mit der wichtigsten Preis der Fakultät. Ihre Engagements erstrecken sich über die ganze Welt, z.B the World Harp Congress, Dublin; the Cheltenham Festival; the Indian High Commission, live für BBC Radio; Blackheath Halls' Young Artists' Series, the Victor Salvi Foundation, usw. Angebot: Musik für Hochzeiten und Partys Helen macht neben klassischer Musik auch gerne Unterhaltungs- und Backgroundmusik. Sie verfügt über ein breites Repertoire aus Klassik, Kazz, Volksmusik, und Pop. Auch besondere Wünsche des Publikums können erfüllt werden. Sie hat fünf Jahr Erfahrung als Profi und spielte regelmäßig für das englische Königshaus; für das englische Parlament; in allen wichtigen Hotels in London z.B Claridges, the Ritz, the Savoy, the Dorchester; auf Kreuzfahrtschiffen wie QE2; und in Zusammenarbeit mit Popstars auf Partys. Bitte melden Sie sich bei Helen für Termin- und Preisrückfragen an, Sie können auch gerne eine Demo-CD und Referenzen von ihr bekommen. Unterricht Zur Zeit ist Helen am Eton College tätig. Ihre Schüler gewannen schon mehrmals Preise bei internationalen Wettbewerbe. Sie unterrichtet auch gerne Anfänger, sowie Erwachsene, im Harfenspiel. Bitte melden Sie sich an, wenn Sie oder Ihr Kind Unterricht erhalten möchten. Presse "One of the marks of a great composer is the ability to transcend any medium and create something totally new and unexpected. Harrison Birtwistle describes his harp piece Crowd as a study on resonance, and has taken the title from the old English word for a plucked stringed instrument, emphasising the way in which he has gone back to the very basics of the harp and reinvented its character. The UK premiere of Crowd was the highlight of Helen Radice's Cheltenham festival recital, given in the tiny church of St Swithin's, Quenington; it's a piece whose intricate rhythms will tax the technique of any harpist, but Radice seemed completely on top of all its challenges. The player has to ensure that the harp's strings resonate freely, so the pauses and silences that slice through the 11-minute piece are constantly coloured by decaying sounds, and the varied rhythmic patterns build up over resounding pedal notes. It is quintessential Birtwistle, darkly intense and slightly mysterious, and unquestionably a major addition to the harp repertory." The Guardian "the modern harp has become firmly established as a solo, chamber and orchestral instrument - and in the hands of such young artists as Helen Radice, it is as worthy of our attention as any other." The Hampstead and Highgate Newspaper
"James Walker's fantasia for flute and harp was excellently played" Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
"Helen Radice was the promiscuous harpist, performing [the Mozart concerto] with three different students in under half an hour, sensitive and supportive to all of them.” Birmingham Post
"Helen Radice took our breath away with her performance of the Impromptu by Fauré. This piece contains great challenges for the player and this performance was confident, assured and executed with great style." Hereford Times
"It's a beautiful instrument, placing great visual emphasis on the player's hands. Then, of course, there are the celestial connotations - angels on clouds, etc. The sight of Helen Radice playing her harp won't prompt a radical revision of these assumptions..." Newcastle Journal "A much-discussed up-and-comer" San Francisco Mercury “One of the most imaginative music bloggers around today...the quote "Many people are put off classical concerts because the air of knowing refinement makes them feel small. Humiliation is not education. To learn about great music should leave you feeling ten feet tall." is just a representative example of just how good [Helen's] piece really is” Drew MacManus, Arts Journal
“One of the smartest blogs in the 'sphere...another musician who can really, really write.” Terry Teachout, Drama Critic, The Wall St Journal
“I've been meaning for a while to quote an excellent mad-as-hell rant that appeared on Helen Radice's blog. She's an English harpist, but don't prejudge her...” “Excellent meditations from Helen Radice, leading to this lovely peroration: "Humanity has always asked and always will ask why we are here, what we are doing and where we are going; that's why we also have religion - and language - and science - and even intense sexual pleasure; all these things are ways in which we connect with ourselves consciously and intensely, and which distinguish us from other animals. Not always in high seriousness; sometimes we just want to enjoy ourselves, and that is human too, and part of music. A real artist knows when to be simple. To be clear, to know yourself and your work and what is really important in such a wide world, and to communicate it so it might help others, takes paradoxically a lot of work, personal conviction and life experience." Alex Ross, Music Critic, The New Yorker “Le blog d'une harpiste est-il différent du blog d'un autre ? A première vue il semblerait que non, et pourtant sur ce blog on peut suivre des interrogations plutôt singulières sur sa créativité personnelle. Un blog qui devrait encourager de nombreux autres artistes musiciens à se lancer dans cette aventure du post pour nous livrer leurs idées et leur pratique intime de la musique au jour le jour.” DBC Radio-TV, France
“We’re lucky Helen Radice can write in addition to playing the harp...Not many blogs are this enjoyable to track, particularly if you’ve got an ear for contemporary classical music.” 2006 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence , The Morning News
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G.Pierné: Impromptu-Caprice (MP3)
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