Michelle Sweegers

Harp on Fire! Iron Maiden, Metallica, Einaudi and more

With her electric, flame-flamed harp, Michelle Sweegers unleashes a fiery and captivating musical world in Harp on Fire. Together with a band of drums, violin, cello, and synthesizer, she takes the audience into a genre-transcending performance full of energy, contrast, and imagination.

In Harp on Fire, Michelle reveals a completely new side of the harp. Once described as ‘the little angel behind the harp,’ she now unleashes the full fire of her instrument. Together with her band, she presents a surprising repertoire in which iconic music by Iron Maiden, Metallica, Hans Zimmer, and Ludovico Einaudi, among others, blends with her own compositions. Rock, metal, film music, and serene soundscapes flow seamlessly into one another. Not a collection of disconnected pieces, but a captivating musical journey in which every work tells its own story and together forms one larger whole. A performance full of emotion, energy, and surprising contrasts, in which the harp sounds like you have never heard it before.

Michelle is regarded as one of the most striking harp talents of her generation. She gained national recognition through her performance as a soloist in MAESTRO, where her sensitive interplay with Jamai Loman deeply moved the audience. Her career is developing rapidly, with performances at home and abroad, collaborations with leading orchestras, and regular appearances on radio and television. She moves effortlessly between classical concert halls and innovative crossover projects, and is known for her expressive, adventurous style.

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