Vlogcast Ep. 14 - Claire Jones

Updated: Apr 12, 2021

International Harpist, composer, arranger, educator, and wife of Chris Marshall Claire Jones. The former Royal Harpist and I discuss her upcoming projects, a few of her favorite things, and How she stays on top of her artistic game.

Britain’s best-selling classical harpist, Claire Jones was born in Wales. Following her appointment as Official Harpist to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (2007-11), she became a household name for her esteemed performance at the Royal Wedding for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Solo career highlights include solo and concerto appearances with the World’s top orchestras and artists such as the English Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Ballet Orchestra, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir James Galway; Maestro Gergiev, Joshua Bell, Renee Fleming, Sir Neville Marriner, Sir Bryn Terfel, and Alfie Bow to name only a few. She has performed prestigious recitals at Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall (London), Capitol Hill (USA), City Hall (Hong Kong), International Harp Festival (Brazil) and at the Millennium Stadium for an audience of 75,000. Claire is no stranger to the classical charts with her albums ‘Girl With The Golden Harp’, ‘Journey’, 'Highgrove Suite', and ’This Love’ reaching the top of the classical charts. Claire is a firm favorite on Classic FM playlists, and her albums have been released worldwide. Claire has a first class BMus (hons) degree from The Royal College of Music and studied as an MA (Scholar) at the Royal Academy of Music, London. In 2016 she was awarded an Honorary Associateship from the Royal Academy of Music London for her significant contribution to her profession and is an international ambassador for jewelry company, Clogau.