Rhianwen made our day very special with her talented and polished performance. Her repertoire was excellent and the guests did not want her to stop! She helped make a prefect day even more perfect than it already was. She was FAB!
— Website Review

Rhianwen Pugh

Rhianwen is a former first class honours scholar from the Royal College of Music, London. Whilst studying in London she gained her BMus (hons) DipABRSM and LRSM performance certificates.

She has played in many prestigious venues and events all over the UK and further afield, including the Royal Albert Hall, Buckingham Palace, Wales Millennium Center, Rio de Janeiro Arts centre etc.

Rhianwen has played for Her Majesty the Queen on several occasions, HRH Prince Charles and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Rhianwen has orchestral experience, performing as principle of the RCM Philharmonic Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra. She has performed as a soloist at such venues as The Sage- Gateshead,Salvi Harp Showrooms- London and The National Gallery. She has also played in many ensembles and duets performances nationally, including duet performances with Catrin Finch and Elinor Bennett In 2009 Rhianwen played for a TV documentary accompanying Bryn Terfel and over the years has played on many occasions for Eirian Owen with Cor Godre’r Aran (Director of Cor Godrer Aran – internationally successful Welsh Male voice choir).

Rhianwen has played several times with world renowned harpist Catrin Finch and celebrities such as Charlotte Church, Stella McCartney and the Mayor of London. In 2015 Rhianwen was flown to Barcelona to accompany Adele in an intimate concert, for the second time.
Rhianwen has recently performed in countries such as China, Australia and Brazil whilst being the Queen Elizabeth resident Harpist for Cunard.

She is also experienced in Bollywood music and has a large repertoire.


video & Audio


playlist summary

  • Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze

  • Bach - Arioso

  • Bach - Air on the G String

  • Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

  • Beethoven - Fur Elise

  • Clarke - The Prince of Denmark’s March

  • Debussy - Clair de Lune

  • Debussy - Arabesque

  • Elgar - Salut d’Armour

  • Franck - Panis Angelicus

  • Handel - La Rejouissance from “Music for the Royal Fireworks”

  • Handel - Zadok the Priest

  • Handel - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

  • Lovland - You Raise me Up

  • Mendelssohn - Wedding March “A Midsummers Night Dream”

  • Offenbach - Barcarolle

  • Pachelbel - Canon in D

  • Parry - Jerusalem

  • Parry - I was glad

  • Purcell - Trumpet Tune

  • Schubert - Ave Maria

  • Shostakovitch - Romance from “The Gadfly”

  • Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake

  • Wagner - Bridal March (Here Comes the Bride

  • Albeniz - Sonata in D

  • Bach arr.Grandjany - Violin Sonata No.1 and Partita No.1

  • Bach - Lute Suite

  • Glinka - Nocturne

  • Gordon - Sonata

  • Grandjany - Fantasy on a theme by Haydn

  • Hasselmans - La Source, Opus 44

  • Hasselmans - Valse de Concert

  • Hindemith - Sonate (1939)

  • Mathias - Improvisations

  • Naderman - Sonata in F major

  • Naderman - Sonata in D Minor

  • Naderman- Sonata in C minor

  • Parish-Alvars - Fantasie on Lucia di Lammermoor

  • Parry - Sonata No. 1 in D major, Sonata No. 2 in G major

  • Piazzola - C’est L’amour

  • Piazolla - Libertango

  • Pierne - Impromptu-Caprice

  • Rota - Sarabande et Toccatta

  • Salzedo - Lara’s Granada

  • Scarlatti - Sonata in E major K380

  • Tchaikovsky- Fantaiaise on a theme of the opera “Eugene Onegin”

    Jazz Music

  • All That Jazz

  • Angel of Music

  • Chicago

  • Close Every Door

  • Don't Cry for Me Argentina

  • I Don't Know How To Love Him

  • I Dreamed a dream

  • Memory

  • Over The Rainbow

  • On My Own

  • Pie Jesu

  • Somewhere

  • Starlight Express

  • Sunrise, Sunset

  • Tell Me on a Sunday

  • Think Of Me

  • The Music of the Night

  • The Phantom of the Opera

  • Tomorrow

  • Who Will Buy?

  • Disney Music

  • A Whole New World (Aladdin)

  • Be Our Guest (Beauty and The Beast)

  • Beauty and The Beast

  • Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Lion King)

  • Chim Chim Cher-ee (Mary Poppins)

  • Colours of The Wind (Pochahontnas)

  • Circle of Life (Lion King)

  • Go The Distance (Hercules)

  • God Help The Outcast (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)

  • Hakuna Matata (Lion King)

  • If I Never Knew You (Pocahontas)

  • Kiss The Girl (Little Mermaid)

  • Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty)

  • Part of Your World (Little Mermaid)

  • Reflection (Mulan)

  • Someday (Hunchback of Notre Dam)

  • So This is Love (Cinderella)

  • You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Toystory)

  • Zip-A-Dee-Do-Da (Song of The South)

  • Traditional Music

  • Irish Air - Cockles and Mussels

  • Welsh Air - David of the White Rock

  • Welsh Air - All Through the Night

  • Welsh Air - Bugeilio’r gwenith gwyn (Watching the wheat)

  • Welsh Air - The Ash Grove

  • English Air - Drink to me Only

  • English Air - English Country Garden

  • English Air - Greensleeves

  • Scottish Air - Auld Lang Syne

    Wind Benneath My Wings (Bette Midler)

  • Windmills Of Your Mind (Legrand)

  • What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

  • Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)

  • World in Union (Hayley Westerna/ World Cup anthem)

  • You Light Up My Life (You Light Up My Life)

  • You And I (One Direction)

  • You Raise Me Up (Westlife)

  • Your Song (Elton John/Ellie Goulding)

  • A Team (Ed Sheeran)

  • All Of Me (John Legend)

  • All You Need is Love (The Beatles)

  • All I Ask (Adele)

  • Always and Forever (Heatwave)

  • A Hard Day Night (Beatles)

  • Angel (Sarah McLachlan)

  • Angels (Robbie Williams)

  • A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)

  • Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)

  • Beautiful Day (U2)

  • Because you loved me (up close & personal)

  • Believe (The Polar Express)

  • Beneath Your Beautiful (Labrinth)

  • Better Together (Jack Johnson)

  • Blue Velvet (Tony Bennett)

  • Candle in The Wind (Elton John)

  • Can't fight the moonlight ( Coyote Ugly)

  • Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley)

  • Cavatina (Deer Hunter)

  • Chandelier (Sia- Acoustic version)

  • Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)

  • Chasing Pavements (Adele)

  • Clocks (Coldplay)

  • Clown (Emile Sande)

  • Close To You (The Carpenters)

  • Come Away With Me (Norah Jones)

  • Counting Stars (One Republic)

  • Creep (Radiohead)

  • Don’t Let The Sun Go Down on Me (Elton John)

  • Don’t Look Back in Anger (Oasis)

  • Don’t Stop Believeing (Journey)

  • Eyes Shut (Years & Years)

  • Everybody Hurts (REM)

  • Everything I Do (Bryan Adams)

  • Fast Car (Tracey Chapman)

  • Feather Theme (Forrest Gump)

  • Feeling Good (Muse)

  • Fields of Gold (Sting)

  • Fix You (Coldplay)

  • For the Love of a Princess (Braveheart)

  • For you I will (Space Jam)

  • Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty)

  • Get Lucky (Daft Punk)

  • Hall of Fame (Script)

  • Hero (Enrique Iglesias)

  • Hero (Mariah Carey)

  • How Do I live ( Con Air)

  • How Long I Will Love You (Ellie Goulding)

  • Ice Castles Main Theme

  • I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing (Aerosmith)

  • Imagine (John Lennon)

  • Is This Love (Bob Marley)

  • I Believe in You and Me (The Preacher's wife)

  • I won’t Give Up (Jason Moraz)

  • Jar of Hearts (Christina Perri)

  • Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars)

  • Kissing You (Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet)

  • Lara’s Theme (Dr. Zhivago)

  • Let Her Go (Passenger)

  • Let It Be (Beatles)

  • Make You Feel My Love (Adele)

  • Marry Me (Jason Derulo)

  • Nothing Else Matters (Metallica)

  • One Day Like This (Elbow)

  • One Wish (Ray J)

  • Perfect (Ed Sheeran)

  • Photograph (Ed Sheeran)

  • Pompeii (Bastille)

  • Rather Be (Clean Bandit)

  • Real Love (Tom Odell)

  • Rule The World (Take That)

  • Say You Won’t Let Go (James Arthur)

  • Singin' in The Rain

  • Skinny Love (Birdy)

  • Someone Like You (Adele)

  • Song Bird (Eva Cassidy)

  • Stairway to Heaven (Led Zepellin)

  • Star Wars Main Theme

  • Sugar (Maroon 5)

  • Take My Breath Away (Top Gun)

  • Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton)

  • The Note book Main Theme ( The Notebook)

  • The Way You Look Tonight (Sinatra)

  • Theme from Schindler's List

  • The Long And Winding Road (Beatles)

  • The Pink Panther

  • The Prayer (Quest for Camelot)

  • There You'll Be (Pearl Harbour)

  • Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)

  • Three Little Birds (Bob Marley)

  • Tiny Dancer (Elton John)

  • Titanic Theme (Celine Dion)

  • Titanium (David Guetta & Sia)

  • To Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan/Adele)

  • Treasure (Bruno Mars)

  • Truly Madly Deeply (Savage Garden)

  • Unchained Melody

  • Waiting ForA Star To Fall (Boy Meets Girl)

  • Wake Me Up (Aviici)

  • Wake Me Up When September Ends (Greenday)

  • What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

  • What The World Needs Now Is Love

  • Wherever You Will Go (Charlene Soraia)

  • When I Fall in Love (Nat King Cole)

  • When We Were Young (Adele)

  • When You Believe (Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston)

  • Will You Be There (Free Willy)

  • When You Say Nothing At All (Westlife)

  • Yellow Submarine (Beatles)

  • XO (Beyonce)


Location

Rhianwen is based in Chester and is more than happy to travel.

 



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