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Marie-Pierre Langlamet, born in 1967, completed her musical studies at the Conservatory of Nice under Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche. At just 17, she secured the position of principal harpist with the Nice Orchestra but decided to deepen her education in the United States at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia after a year. She quickly won numerous international awards: in 1983, the 2nd Prize (1st Laureate) at the Maria Korchinska Competition (England); in 1984, the 1st Prize at the Louise Charpentier Competition of the Cité des Arts in Paris; in 1986, the 2nd Prize (1st Laureate) at the CIEM in Geneva; in 1989, the 1st Prize at the Concert Artists Guild in New York; and in 1992, the 1st Prize at the International Harp Competition of Israel. Since 1993, Marie-Pierre Langlamet has been the principal harpist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (under the direction of Simon Rattle), after holding the same position at the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York from 1988 to 1993 (under James Levine). Concurrently, Marie-Pierre Langlamet continues her career as a soloist and chamber musician. She has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester Berlin (RSO), the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Swiss Radio Orchestra, the Orchestre National de Lille, among others. She has appeared as a soloist alongside Claudio Abbado, Simon Rattle, Marek Janowski, Donald Runnicles, Hugh Wolf, François-Xavier Roth, Ilan Volkov, Horst Stein, in prestigious venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Royal Albert Hall in London, Avery Fisher Hall in New York, Salle Pleyel in Paris, and KKL in Lucerne. In chamber music, she has collaborated with Emmanuel Pahud, François Leleux, Paul Meyer, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, Tabea Zimmermann, Jean-Guihen Queyras, and Marc Coppey. Marie-Pierre Langlamet is a Juventus laureate (Council of Europe). She was awarded the Cino del Duca Prize by the Academy of Fine Arts for the year 2003, and has been a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters since 2009. Additionally, she has developed a close relationship with American composer Sebastian Currier, commissioning several works from him, including a concerto for harp and orchestra titled “Traces,” which she premiered in December 2009 with the Berlin Philharmonic. Marie-Pierre Langlamet has taught at the UdK (Universität der Künste) in Berlin and teaches as part of the Herbert von Karajan Academy since 1995.