ARIELLE VALIBOUSE

The French harpist Arielle Valibouse was born in Grenoble and continued her studies in Paris. She won the first prize in harp and chamber music at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in 1977 and 1978. For many years, she has been principal harpist at the Flemish Opera in Antwerp and Ghent, and she established a harp school at the Ghent Conservatory. Arielle Valibouse is also a regular guest teacher at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. She performs in Belgium and abroad as a guest soloist with various chamber music ensembles. Her interest in different musical cultures has led her to form a unique harp duo with Jacques Vandevelde, bringing together the classical harp with the South American harp.

NOVEMBER 2008