Meet the Students: Héloïse Carlean-Jones

Meet harpist Héloïse Carlean-Jones in this spring’s edition of Overtones. Raised in Paris, Héloïse came to Curtis in 2014 and has spent the past four years honing a bold and personal style informed by deep understanding of the music she performs. “No one can teach you how to be sincere in your playing,” she says. “My goal is always to understand the music intellectually first, and from there, I can make it my own.” That drive to dig into the score has served her well, leading Héloïse to win a substitute position with the Philadelphia Orchestra, in addition to garnering acclaim for her work performing both contemporary and more standard repertoire on the Student Recital Series.

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