Harriet Krijgh, born 1991 in the Netherlands and living in Austria, first took her brother’s cello in her hands when she was four. She then received her first cello lessons at the age of five.

She was admitted into the preparatory young talent class of Lenian Benjamins at the Conservatory of Music in Utrecht in 2000.

Four years later Harriet moved to Vienna to continue her cello education with Lilia Schulz-Bayrova and Jontscho Bayrov at the Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität, where she will be completing her Bachelor studies in 2012.

Harriet has received special recognition in several music competitions such as the first prize and a separate laureate prize at the “Princes Christina Competition” in the Netherlands, a first prize and a CD recording at the Austrian national competition “Prima La Musica”, a first prize and the Nicole Janigro prize at the “International Cello Competition Antonio Janigro” in Croatia, and a first prize at the Fidelio Competition in Vienna.

During her study, Harriet obtained valuable additional impulses from private lessons and master classes of Steven Isserlis, Dmitri Ferschtman, Clemens Hagen, and also of Frans Helmerson at the Kronberg Academy.

Tickets for the concerts are available at Hanoi Opera House or at the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra.