Nathania Ko 葛婧馨

Nathania Ko, a Vancouver -born Chinese -Canadian, has been captivated by the world of music from a young age. Her passion has led her to master various instruments, including Piano, French Horn, Guzheng, Harp, and Konghou. She holds a Konghou Performance Bachelor‘s degree from Shenyang Conservatory of Music and an Orchestral Harp Performance Master’s degree from the University of British Columbia.

In 2022, Nathania was recognized globally as the first Konghou performer to emerge in an international harp competition, and she journeys to the Netherlands as a finalist at the prestigious World Harp Competition organized by the Dutch Harp Festival. Her prowess was acknowledged with an Honorable Mentions Award at the Creative Media Competition held by the 13th World Harp Congress in Hong Kong. Her Konghou compositions have also garnered international acclaim, winning gold and silver prizes in Chinese national music competitions, and some of her music and etudes have been published for Konghou examinations.

Nathania has presented lecture recitals and masterclasses in Canada, China, the United States, and virtual academies. She was invited as a guest speaker for the 2023 Wales Harp Festival and presented a lecture recital in 2019 for MusCan, introducing the Konghou and its ancient history.

Nathania is currently a harp faculty at the Vancouver Academy of Music and the conductor and artistic director of the B.C. Chinese Youth Orchestra. She has taught students from various countries, including China, Canada, the U.S.A., Ireland, France, and Singapore.

2022年，葛女士被全球認可為第一位在國際豎琴比賽中嶄露頭角的箜篌演奏家，她作為荷蘭豎琴節組織的世界豎琴比賽的決賽選手前往荷蘭。她在香港舉辦的第13屆世界豎琴大會的創意媒體比賽中獲得榮譽提名獎。她的箜篌作品也獲得了國際認可，在中國國家音樂比賽中贏得了金獎和銀獎，一些她的音樂和練習曲已被出版用於箜篌考級上。

葛婧馨在加拿大、中國、美國和線上進行了講座和大師班。她受邀擔任2023年威爾斯豎琴節的嘉賓演講者，並於2019年為MusCan舉辦了一場講座，介紹箜篌及其古代歷史。

葛婧馨目前是溫哥華音樂學院的豎琴教師，也是庇詩青年中樂團的指揮和藝術總監。她教過來自中國、加拿大、美國、愛爾蘭、法國和新加坡等多個國家的學生。