Lucia Foti

Lucia Foti is a London-based Italian harpist. She has recently completed her master’s, graduating with distinction from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where she studied under the tutelage of Gabriella Dall’Olio and Frances Kelly, generously supported by Trinity College London and a Trinity Laban Scholarship - also being awarded the 2023 John Marson Harp Prize for Outstanding Musicianship. Previously, she studied with Maria Ester Gattoni at Conservatorio di Como, Italy, graduating with first class honours. Lucia has years of experience performing at weddings and private events, including the 2024 Halloween event at Annabel's and the 2025 Fulham Pier opening at Craven Cottage. Third prize at the 2024 Manchester Harp Competition, Lucia has won several national and international competitions, including first prize at the 2012 Concours Français de la Harpe and a first prize scholarship at the 2015 Soroptimist Italia Competition for Young Talents. Lucia freelances with different orchestras and ensembles, including a collaboration with Aalborg Opera Festival, Denmark, for which she premiered Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour’s chamber opera The Red Room (2023). She has performed at several famous venues in London, including Kings Place, Cadogan Hall, St John’s Smith Square, St James’s Piccadilly and the Painted Hall. She is currently on a tour with New Sussex Opera, performing Saint-Saëns’s opera The Silver Bell (UK premiere) in different venues around England. She has also had the chance to perform solo concertos with professional orchestras; Handel’s Harp Concerto with the Orchestra da Camera “Franz Joseph Haydn” and Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto with Orchestra Sinfonica del Lario. With guitarist Stefano Fiacco, she has formed Nazca Duo, award-winning ensemble selected as recipients of the 2023 Colin Blythe Bursary Fund in recognition of their achievements in chamber music. They have performed at prestigious venues across London, including St Pancras Clock Tower and Wigmore Hall. Lucia has attended masterclasses with world-famous harpists such as Elizabeth Fontan-Binoche, Judith Liber, Isabelle Perrin, Fabrice Pierre, Luisa Prandina, Park Stickney and Gwyneth Wentink.