About Lydia Harpist & Pianist – professional wedding harpist and pianist for hire in Malta
Lydia is a professional harpist and pianist based in Malta with vast experience of performing at weddings and corporate events.
She graduated from various universities and colleges, amongst the University of Durham gaining a Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology (PhD), the University of Malta achieving a Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance (B.A. Hons) (Melit), the Licentiate of the Trinity College of Music/London College of Music (LTCL, LLCM) in both the harp and piano, the Fellowship of the London School of Music (FLCM) in piano accompaniment and a post-graduate certificate in Music Psychology in Education from the University of Sheffield.
So if you're looking to hire the finest wedding harpist Malta has to offer, get in touch with Lydia!
I'm regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Villa Bologna in Attard, Malta.
Lydia is available for weddings, ceremonies, receptions, dinners and corporate events as a soloist or as an ensemble of duos, trios and even quartets.
Lydia is the co-founder of two ensembles: the Venus Harp Trio (harp, violin and cello) with whom they have been collaborating for over 13 years, and the Classique meets Pop with singer and guitarist Fiona Cauchi where both groups have given a standing-ovation concerts, weddings, church ceremonies and private functions at various prestigious venues in Malta.
Apart from the academic achievements, Lydia is a highly sought-after musician where she has performed in prestigious events, orchestral concert performances, solo recitals and premiering solo and orchestral works by Maltese and foreign composers.
Her versatility as a professional harpist has taken her to perform at Official State Dinners, Ambassadors’ Annual State Dinners, prestigious Ceremony Awards, Inauguration of Grand Openings and dinners organised for the EU Maltese Presidency 2017.
As a professional wedding harpist and pianist, Lydia performs around hundred and twenty weddings per year. With her vast experience in guiding and collaborating with couples in planning their special day, enables her to formulate the ideal programme to suit all tastes.
When you hire a harpist for your wedding ceremony, reception, lunch or dinner, you and your guests will be delighted with the variety of music that can be performed on the harp. Lydia’s harp repertoire ranges from Classical to modern popular music, including foreign traditional music and Maltese folk music.
Lydia possesses three beautiful harps, the majestic Salvi Concert Grand Gold Harp, the Camac Concert Harp and the Teifi Celtic Harp from Wales.
4 Verified Reviews
"Thank you Lydia! You were absolutely brilliant - so glad we chose you. Thank you for making us feel so special on the day with your beautiful music. We will never forget the ceremony and your wonderful performance. Many many thanks."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"I write to once again tell you a massive, massive WELL DONE and thank you. You were fantastic, such beautiful playing and singing. Thank you for making our wedding mass more beautiful. My regards to the cellist and the soprano, please extend our wishes to them. We will be singing your praises around because you were truly amazing! :)"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"On behalf of my parents and everyone, may I thank you again for the wonderful performance you gave us on Saturday evening, especially during the mass with your heavenly harp and even on the piano, during the reception. You definitely helped to make this unique day an unforgettable one!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"I just wanted to thank you so very much for playing at our wedding. Your playing helped to make our day so very special and we can't thank you enough. We have had lots of kind comments from guests too saying that the music and your playing was beautiful. I really wish I could have the day again but will hold treasured memories of it."
Verified booking on FixTheMusicSet List
Classical
Albinoni – Adagio in G minor
Bach - Prelude
Bach – Air on the G String
Bach – Arioso
Bach – Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Bach – Sheep May Safely Graze
Barnby – O Perfect Love
Bach/Gounod – Ave Maria
Beethoven – Fur Elise
Beethoven – Ode to Joy
Beethoven – Romance
Bizet – Habanera from ‘Carmen’
Bocelli – The Prayer
Bocelli – A Time to say Goodbye
Caccini – Ave Maria
Clarke – Trumpet Voluntary
Debussy – Clair de Lune
Debussy – Arabesque No. 1
Debussy – La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
Delibes – Flower Duet from ‘Lakme’
Elgar – Chanson de Matin
Elgar – Pomp and Circumstance
Faure – Pie Jesu
Faure - Pavane
Franck – Panis Angelicus
Grieg - Morning from ‘Peer Gynt’
Handel – Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel – Water Music
Handel – Hornpipe
Handel – Largo
Handel – Lascia Ch'io Pianga From Rinaldo
Handel – Air And Variations
Handel – Passacaille
Ledner – You are my hiding place
Lovland and Graham – You Raise Me Up
Malotte – The Lord’s Prayer
Massenet – Thais Meditation
Mascagni – Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana)
Mendelssohn – Wedding March
Mendelssohn – O for the Wings of a Dove
Mendelssohn – On Wings of Song
Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Puccini – Oh Mio Babino Caro
Purcell – Trumpet Tune
Rota – A time for us
Saint-Saens – The Swan
Satie – Gymnopedie No.1
Schubert – Ave Maria
Schubert – Serenade
Thomas – Watching The Wheat
Vangelis – Chariots of Fire
Vangelis – Hymn
Vangelis – Conquest of Paradise
Vivaldi – Largo From Winter, Four Seasons
Wagner – Bridal Chorus
Webber – Pie Jesu
Popular / Musical Theatre
Aerosmith - Don’t want to miss a thing
Aguilera – Beautiful
Bryan Adams - Everything I Do
Bee gees - Words
Beverly Craven - Promise Me
Beyonce – Ave Maria
Coldplay – Clocks
Christina Peri – A Thousand Years
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Enya – Lothlorien
Enya – May it Be
Enya – Watermark
Enya – Only Time
Enya – Caribbean Blue
Celene Dion - Theme from ‘Titanic’
Cohen – Hallelujah
Elvis – Love me Tender
Elton John - The Way you Look Tonight
Howard – Fly Me To The Moon
Henley And Silbar – The Wind Beneath My Wings
John Lennon - Imagine
Lionel Richie - Endless Love
Mancini – Moon River
Mariah Carey - Hero
Mcbroom – The Rose
Nina Rota – Romeo and Juliet
Phil Collins – Against all Odds
Robbie Williams – Angels
Robson/Jerome - Unchained Melody
Schoenberg – Bring Him Home From Les Mis
Schoenberg – I Dreamed A Dream From Les Mis
Schoenberg – Castle On A Cloud From Les Mis
Simon – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
Sondheim – Send in the Clowns
Sting – Fields of Gold
Take That - Million Love Songs
The Fugees – Killing Me Softly
The Police - Every Breath You Take
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Webber – Memory
Webber – All I ask of you
Webber – Music of the Night
Webber – Angle of Music
West Life - Mandy
Jazz Standards
Botsford - Black and White Rag
Ellington - Satin Doll
Howard - Fly me to the Moon
Garner - Misty
Gershwin - Someone to Watch over me
Gershwin - Summertime
Gershwin - Fascinating Rhythm
Jobim - Girl from Ipanema
Jones - It had to be you
Porter - Night and Day
Sinatra - Strangers in the Night
Young - When I Fall in Love
Piano Repertoire
Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio -Can't take my eyes off you
Elton John - Song for Guy
Ella Fitzgerald – Can't Help Loving That Man
Acker Bilk - Stranger on the shore
Adele - Rolling in the deep
Aerosmith - Don't miss a thing
Agnes Jones - Unchain my heart
Alan Menken - Beauty and the Beast
Alan Menken - Colors of the Wind
Alberto Dominguez - Perfidia
Alberto Testa - The Prayer
Ande Rand - Only you
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Angel of Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Love changes everything
Andrew Wright - When a man loves a woman
Armstrong - What a wonderful world
Bart Howard - Fly my to the moon
Bee Gees - How deep is your love
Beethoven - Romance
Bert Kaempfert - Spanish Eyes
Bert Kaempfert - Strangers in the night
Billy Preston - Your are so beautiful
Baker Knight - The Wonder of you
Carl Sigman - Where do I being
Coldplay - Clocks
Dick Manning - Fascination
Don McLean - And I love you so
Dorothy Fields - I'm in the mood for love
Edith Piaf - Hymne l'Amour
Edith Piaf - La vie en rose
Edward Heymann - When I fall in love
Elton Joh - Blue Eyes
Elton John - Can you feel the love tonight
Elvis Presley - Love me tender
Ennio Morricone - Nella Fantasia
Erroll Garner – Misty
Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon
George Benson - The greatest love of all
Giorgio Moroder - Top Gun - Take my breath away
Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade
Henry Mancini - Moon river
Herman Hupfeld - As time goes by
Hoagy Carmichael - Stardust
Irving Gordon - Unforgettable
Jerome Kern & Otto Harbach - Smoke get in your eyes
John Lennon - And I love her
John Lennon - Imagine
John Lennon - Michelle
John Lennon – Yesterday
John Lennon - Hey Jude
Johnny Mercer - Autumn Leaves
Jules Styne & Sammy Cahn - Time after time
King - Stand by me
Lara's Theme - Somewhere my love
Larry Henley - The wind beneath my wings
Lionel Richie - Endless love
Lloyd Webber - All I ask of you
Lloyd Webber - The music of the night
Martini - Plaisir d'Amour
Mendelssohn - Wedding March
Nino Rota - Romeo and Juliet
Paul Anka - My Way
Paul Francis - Love is a many splendoured thing
Paul McCartney - Let it be
Scotty Wiseman - Have I told you lately
Stephen Foster - Beautiful Dreamer
Stevie Wonder - I just called to say I love you
Sting - Fields of gold
Theme - The shadow of your smile
Theme from The Godfather - Speak Softly Love
Theme from The Unchained 1955 - Unchained Melody
Wagner - Bridal Chorus
Audio samples
Lydia is available for weddings, ceremonies, receptions, dinners and corporate events as a soloist or as an ensemble of duos, trios and even quartets.
Lydia is the co-founder of two ensembles: the Venus Harp Trio (harp, violin and cello) with whom they have been collaborating for over 13 years, and the Classique meets Pop with singer and guitarist Fiona Cauchi where both groups have given a standing-ovation concerts, weddings, church ceremonies and private functions at various prestigious venues in Malta.
Apart from the academic achievements, Lydia is a highly sought-after musician where she has performed in prestigious events, orchestral concert performances, solo recitals and premiering solo and orchestral works by Maltese and foreign composers.
Her versatility as a professional harpist has taken her to perform at Official State Dinners, Ambassadors’ Annual State Dinners, prestigious Ceremony Awards, Inauguration of Grand Openings and dinners organised for the EU Maltese Presidency 2017.
As a professional wedding harpist and pianist, Lydia performs around hundred and twenty weddings per year. With her vast experience in guiding and collaborating with couples in planning their special day, enables her to formulate the ideal programme to suit all tastes.
When you hire a harpist for your wedding ceremony, reception, lunch or dinner, you and your guests will be delighted with the variety of music that can be performed on the harp. Lydia’s harp repertoire ranges from Classical to modern popular music, including foreign traditional music and Maltese folk music.
Lydia possesses three beautiful harps, the majestic Salvi Concert Grand Gold Harp, the Camac Concert Harp and the Teifi Celtic Harp from Wales.