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Beste Toparlak, Harpist
- Charlotte, NC
- Harpist
- Travels up to 500 miles
- $500 and up
Overview
Beste Toparlak is a Gold Medal-Winning Professional Harpist with a diverse musical background. (Medallion International Artist Competition-2018). She received her Master's degree from Hamburg Academy of Music and an Artist Diploma (Special Talent degree in Music ) from Indiana University. Her professionalism and talent has brought a touch of class to wedding ceremonies, receptions, corporate dinners, grand openings, funerals, showers, parties. Beste offers options as Special Designed Concert Grand Pedal Harp or Small Celtic Harp.
Beste’s extensive repertoire includes classical, pop, jazz & blues. She is available for Solo performances and also offers options for a duo or trio package.
17 Reviews
Beste was incredible! I had so many people during and after the wedding say how beautifully she played. It was great working with her on my song selection too. I was really in love with Golden Hour by Jake and she, so graciously, learned it for my entrance music. I was so happy!! She also stayed to play for cocktail hour and the ambiance was so nice. Very professional and an incredibly nice young woman.
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Our church, Grace Covenant at East Lincoln held a Good Friday service on April 7, 2023. The theme of the service was pretty reverent and somber. For this type of service we knew that we needed to have something/someone special. We found that "special" in Beste! From the very get-go, she was attentive, and clear in her communication. She knew what she had to do, and not only showed up to perform the pieces, but just simply "knocked it out of the ballpark". Best of all, not only is she incredibly talented and a professional, but she is also an amazing person. It's easy to become her friend. We look forward to partnering with her again.
Harpist
Her talent made my special day magical! Communication was exceptional! She even learned a new piece just for my wedding! Hands down the best harpist! 🤍
Harpist
Beste was absolutely a delight to work with while planning our daughters wedding. She plays beautifully and I would recommend her for any event. She was wonderful ❤️
Harpist
Beste played every song requested and even learned a special song for the wedding she was not familiar with. She was very professional in her appearance and performance. Many of our wedding guests bragged on her playing. I would highly recommend Beste for any event.
Harpist
My daughters baby shower was made enchanting by her performance. The gorgeous large antique harp she played only added to the magical day. The music was exactly as I picked and made my eyes tear up at times. She was professional and very easy to work with. Loved having and hearing her play. Well worth the price!
Beste played her grand harp for our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour in Columbia, SC! Our venue was an outdoor garden and her music paired so well with it! She was professional and courteous—very accommodating to our song requests as well! Definitely would hire her again!
Beste is amazing! She went over and beyond to find just the right playlist for our event! We would hire her again in a heartbeat!!!
Harpist
Beste played for my wedding this weekend and it was so beautiful! She is very professional and definitely knows what she is doing. 100% recommend!
Harpist
Beste performed for my wedding on June 13th 2020. She was so attentive during rehearsal even with the misunderstands between some of the coordinators :) She was very patient and truly one of the best decisions of the wedding.. besides saying "I Do" to my best friend :) Beste' was very responsive when I had a question and she actually helped me pick songs for the wedding as I was unsure what songs could be played. The only song request I had specifically was for her to play "beauty and the beast" as I walked down the isle, and it was the most beautiful melody playing as I walked towards my husband to be at the time. We had her playing a melody the whole time of the ceremony and I just couldn't have asked for a better harpist. Beste' is an all around amazing person from the little time I spent with her and we will absolutely be using her again in the future!
Harpist
A beautiful performance beyond our expectations!
Celtic Music, Harpist
Beste was absolutely great at our wedding. Her gentle spirit and music was a blessing. She made our special day extra special. Our guests loved her too. I would definitely recommend her. Thank you Beste.
Harpist
Beste Toparlak was such a joy to work with from start to finish. Her musicianship exceeded all expectations, she was prepared, on time, and has such a warm and kind spirit. So thankful for the gift she was to our event and attendees! We would be honored to have her again someday!
Beste is whimsical and so talented! She performed at our corporate holiday lunch and it was a great success. She was professional, timely, and sounded great the whole time. Thanks, Beste!
Harpist
Beste Toparlak was the solo harpist at our holiday dinner party. Her music was outstanding and she delivered a wonderful performance. Beste turned a very upscale party into an enchanting and memorable evening. We would engage her again without hesitation.
Harpist
Beste Toparlak performed at our Arts At The Mill event in Mooresville NC, a juried, nationwide red carpet art festival. Her elegant appearance and brilliant music enhanced the ambiance . From start to finish she was professional. We were fortunate to have Ms. Toparlak’s attendance as performing harpist and hope she comes back again.
Harpist
Last year for our company Christmas party, we hired a harpist though Indiana University (IU) to provide the background music throughout the two-hour open house. Little did we realize that IU would provide us with a world-class harpists. Beste was so very professional -- on time and prepared with the perfect selection of songs. Her playing and music created an atmosphere to the event that made it very special. She was so great that several of us have since attended some of her concerts! I would highly recommend Beste Toparlak -- she is truly one of the best in the world!
Harpist
Booking Info
Price Range: $500 and up
Gig Length: 30 - 240 minutes
Languages: English, German, Russian, Turkish
What to Expect
Live or Virtual Harp Performance
About
Beste started her music studies with pianist Yevgenia Tarasova in Almaty, Kazakhstan when she was 8. She was admitted to the Harp Department of Ankara State Conservatory of Hacettepe University in 1999. She worked with Bahar Goksu, Mujgan Aydin during her pre-college and undergraduate studies and graduated in 2009 receiving high honors for her Bachelor of Music in Harp degree. She continued her graduate studies with former Vienna Philharmonic harpist and soloist Xavier de Maistre at Hochschule für Musik und Theater-Hamburg and graduated with a Masters Degree in 2013.
During her studies, she attended master-classes and symposiums in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands and worked with world renown harpists such as Alice Giles, Elinor Bennett, Sylvian Blassel, Hugh Webb, Skaila Kanga, Marisa Robles, Catherine Michel, Frédérique Cambreling, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Trina Bourne, Isabelle Moretti, and Fabrice Pierre.
She performed many recitals in Turkey and abroad and amongst some of them had a chance to play for the Russian, Italian, British, Macedonian, Costa-Rican, Irish, and Estonian heads of state. She also premiered works by composers Muhiddin Dürrüoğlu, Wolf Kerschek, Eda And, Matti Pakkanen, and Xiao Fu.
Beste played under conductors such as Neeme Jarvi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Dimitrij Kitajenko, Simone Young and Alexander Liebreich in orchestras such as Bilkent Symphony Orchestra –where she worked as Principal Harp for 2 years, Hamburg Staats Oper, NDR Symphony Orchestra, RIAS Symphony Orchestra (Berlin), Philharmonie der Nationen (Hamburg), Turkish Presidential Symphony Orchestra, Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra, Eskisehir Symphony Orchestra, Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra, Turkish-American Cultural Alliance Symphony Orchestra in venues such as Berlin Philarmonie, Berlin Konzerthaus, Hamburg Laeizshalle, Hamburg Staats Oper, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Bremen ‘Die Glocke’, Munich-Gasteig Philharmonie, Kieler Schloss, Musik und Kongresshalle Lübeck, Konzerthaus Freiburg, Koblenz Kongresshalle, Wuppertal Stadthalle, Erfurt Alten Oper, Basel Stadt-Casino, Bregenz Festspielhaus.
Beste attended a program for “Young Talents” organized by NDR and got the chance to record a CD at the NDR studios in Hamburg. She accompanied the Carl-Philipp-Emmanuel Bach Choir during their tour of Germany and also appeared as a solo harpist in their CD. She was also invited by the Hamburg Senate to perform a recital in the Hamburg Rathaus.
She played Reinhold Gliere’s Concerto for Harp with Bilkent Symphony Orchestra and Eskisehir Symphony Orchestra (Maestro Isin Metin).
She is the winner of the Matinee Musicale-Indianapolis Competition’s instrumental category at 2017 and Gold Medalist of Medallion International Artists Competition in 2018.
In May 2019, she graduated at the Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music’s Artist Diploma Program from studying with distinguished Professor Susann McDonald, Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Harpist Elizabeth Hainen, Professor Florence Sitruk, and Professor Elzbieta Szmyt.
Currently, Beste is based in Charlotte/NC and the substitute harpist of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and continues her harp carrier performing in both solo and chamber ensembles on the East Coast U.S.
Services Offered
Upcoming Booked Events
May 17, 2025 • 4:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
Past Booked Events
June 01, 2024 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
March 31, 2024 • 11:30am - 12:30pm | Easter Party |
October 14, 2023 • 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
February 14, 2023 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Dinner Party |
November 12, 2022 • 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
September 24, 2022 • 5:30pm - 6:15pm | Wedding Ceremony |
August 20, 2022 • 10:30am - 11:30am | Wedding Ceremony |
June 15, 2022 • 3:00pm - 4:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
May 08, 2022 • 11:00am - 1:00pm | Dinner Party |
April 14, 2022 • 5:30pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
February 12, 2022 • 6:30pm - 9:30pm | Dinner Party |
September 16, 2021 • 5:00pm - 7:30pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
August 21, 2021 • 1:00pm - 2:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
July 15, 2021 • 6:30pm - 9:00pm | Birthday Party |
June 28, 2021 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Baby Shower |
April 22, 2021 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Corporate Event |
April 03, 2021 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
March 07, 2021 • 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
October 20, 2020 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Wedding Reception |
August 29, 2020 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
August 15, 2020 • 5:30pm - 8:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
May 23, 2020 • 5:00pm - 7:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
February 28, 2020 • 8:00pm - 9:00pm | Dinner Party |
December 22, 2019 • 7:00am - 12:00pm | Religious Celebration |
December 18, 2019 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Corporate Event |
December 12, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:30pm | Christmas Party |