Alisa Sadikova

Alisa Sadikova is a prodigy classical harpist from Saint Petersburg, Russia. From 2010 to 2018, she studied at the Special Music School of Saint Petersburg Conservatory, with Karina Maleeva; during 2018–2021, she attended Cambridge Musica Mundi High School in Waterloo, Belgium, with Catherine Michel; from August 2021 to the present, she started her bachelor’s degree at the Juilliard School in New York, USA, with Nancy Allen. Alisa is a winner of many international competitions: Absolute First Prize at the International Youth Contest in New York, USA (2010); First Prize at the International Competition of Music Talent in Hanstätten, Germany (2011); Absolute First Prize at the International Competition in Helsinki, Finland (2011); The Yuri Temirkanov Prize (2012); Scholarship holder and owner of an Individual Grant from the Vladimir Spivakov Foundation (2015); 3rd Prize at The Young Talents of Russia (2017); 4th Prize at The 20th International Harp Contest in Israel (2018); First Prize at The Scandinavian International Instrumental Music Competition (2023); Absolute First Prize at the World Grand Prix International Music Contest (2023); First Degree Winner at the Eleventh Sibelius International Instrumental Music Competition (2023); First Degree Winner at the Clara Schuman International Competition (2023); recipient of a Study Grant from the Guzik Foundation (2021–2022), (2022–2023), (2023-2024);  A soloist of the World Harp Congress in Australia (2014), and in Hong Kong (2017); participated as a soloist in the international tour with Sarah Brightman (26 concerts in 16 countries) “Royal Christmas Gala”.

Alisa Sadikova is the official representative and an ambassador of the Lyon & Healy Harps and Salvi Harps Foundation.

She recorded five CDs (in Germany, Russia, France and Belgium); a new solo album “Harp Constellation” was released in 2023.

Alisa performed solo concerts and as soloist with orchestras in Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.

She played as a solo artist at such prestigious venues as Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage in Carnegie Hall, New York, USA; City Recital Hall, Sydney, Australia; the Vienna State Opera, Vienna, Austria; Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia; Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg; Large and Small Halls of the Tonhalle in Zürich, Switzerland, and Saint Petersburg’s Philharmonic, Russia; Moscow International House of Music, Russia; The Hague, Prague, Czech Republic; Musik und Kongresshalle, Lübeck, Germany; Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany; Kuppelsaal, Hanover, Germany; König-Pilsener-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany; Messe Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany; Mehr! Theater am Großmarkt, Hamburg, Germany; Liederhalle, Frankfurt, Germany; Liederhalle, Mozartsaal, Stuttgart; Philharmonie, Munich; Concert hall Kurhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany; Samsung Hall, Dübendorf, Switzerland; Výstaviště Praha Holešovice, Prague, Czech Republic; Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland; Papp László Sportaréna, Budapest, Hungary; Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; Arena Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Wiener Stadthalle—Halle F, Vienna, Austria; Kongress Centre, Aalborg, Denmark; Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland; Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia; Ledovy Dvorets, Saint Petersburg, Russia; Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas, Lithuania; Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia; Dvorets Respubliki, Minsk, Belarus; Alice Tully Hall, New York, USA.

 Alisa participated in Online projects dedicated to Michael Jackson, Karpur Gauram, and Global Youth D2D Destiny Foundation. Her YouTube videos get millions of views.