Alisa Sadikova
Harp
Alisa Sadikova is a harpist whose artistic mission is to place the harp at the center of musical storytelling. Drawing on a performing career that began in childhood and has taken her to major stages around the world, she approaches the instrument as a vehicle for narrative, color, and emotional depth.
Central to her work is a commitment to enriching the harp's repertoire through collaborations with composers, world premieres, and her own arrangements. By reimagining music not traditionally associated with the instrument and championing contemporary works, she seeks to reveal the harp's remarkable range of expression while challenging expectations of what it can communicate.
This artistic vision has shaped a career that began with a debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall at the age of seven and has since brought her to venues including the Vienna State Opera, Zurich's Tonhalle, and Munich's Philharmonie im Gasteig. Highlights include the world premiere of Bernard Andrès' Le Barde Muetat the World Harp Congress and collaborations spanning solo recitals, concerto appearances, recordings, and large-scale touring productions.
Educated at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory's Special Music School, Musica Mundi in Belgium, and The Juilliard School, where she is currently completing a Master of Music degree with Nancy Allen as a Kovner Fellow, Alisa combines virtuosity with imagination and a deep sense of artistic purpose. Through performance, recording, arranging, and international collaborative initiatives, she continues to advocate for a broader, more adventurous vision of the harp and its place in today's musical landscape.
