Heidi Krutzen, B. Mus., M. Mus., Performer's Certificate, Eastman School of Music
Sessional Lecturer, Harp (UBC)
Principal Harp, Vancouver Opera and National Broadcast Orchestra

Office: 604.822.3113
Email: heidi.krutzen(at)ubc.ca
Website: www.trioverlaine.com

Heidi Krutzen is Principal Harpist with the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and the National Broadcast Orchestra (formerly the CBC Radio Orchestra), and has been guest principal harpist with numerous orchestras across Canada, including the Toronto Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic and Vancouver Symphony. She has appeared as a soloist with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra in Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto, and has recorded as a soloist with the Latvian National Symphony in Riga. Heidi has appeared in chamber music concerts in premiere festivals across North America including the Seattle Chamber Music Society, Bach Dancing and Dynamite Festival, Strings in the Mountains, Music in the Vineyards, Sitka Summer Music Festival, Music in the Morning and  MusicFest Vancouver.

Heidi has collaborated with many distinguished musicians including James Ehnes, Jonathan Crow, Benjamin Bowman Amici Ensemble, the Satie, Pacifica and Young Danish String Quartets, Michel Debost and Jean Stilwell. Most recently, she was a featured soloist with the Shanghai Quartet at the Oregon Bach Festival and members of the New York Philharmonic at Strings in the Mountains, Colorado.  Heidi is on the faculty of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, teaches at the UBC School of Music and has given masterclasses at many of the major North American Universities.

Heidi is a member of Trio Verlaine, the Krutzen/McGhee Duo and Turning Point Ensemble. Both the Trio and Duo have commissioned several new works and recorded several CDs on the Skylark Label. Heidi's performances and recordings have been broadcast on NPR, CBC, and Netherlands Radio.  A prizewinner in the American Harp Society National Competition, Heidi holds a Bachelor and Master’s degree, as well as the distinguished “Performer’s Certificate” from the Eastman School of Music.  She continued her studies with renowned pedagogue, Jacqueline Borot in Paris, France.