Stefania Bespoke live harp music for every occasion

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Description Price
1 hour£375
2 hours£450
3 hours£500
Wedding ceremony£400
Wedding Ceremony & Drinks Reception£550
My price include the transportation of the harp, PA system and 3 unique songs for your special day.

About / Biography

Italian harpist Stefania Lo Castro has performed in various venues across the UK and Italy both as a soloist and as part of ensembles. She has performed at private events that sit outside the standard in well-known venues such as the National Gallery, Natural History Museum, and the British Museum. In 2021 she completed her Master of Performance Degree and Bachelor of Music at the Royal College of Music in London with excellent results. She has been part of film music recordings at RCM and at the Belle Shenkman Studio with the RCM Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Martyn Brabbins and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Stefania began to play the harp aged 7 taking lessons at the Conservatorio di Musica Vincenzo Bellini in Palermo. At age 11 she won the first prize at Concorso Nazionale per Giovani Musicisti in Italy. Later she went to finish her studies in Lucca (Italy) at the Conservatorio di Musica Puccini. Stefania has been part of prestigious masterclasses with Ieuan Jones and Emanuela Degli Esposti in Italy and she has since participated to many masterclasses with several acclaimed musicians such as Catrin Michel, Marisa Robles, Elena Zaniboni, Jana Bouskova and Stephen Fitzpatrick who have shared with her invaluable techniques to pass on.

She is currently giving harp tuitions and playing for weddings, private parties, corporate events and drinks reception.

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Brentford, Middlesex

Will travel up to 145 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 145 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

POPULAR CLASSICAL MUSIC

Air on the G String - J.S Bach

Arabesque no.1 – Debussy

Au Matin – Marcel Tournier

Ave Maria – Bach/Gounod

Ave Maria - Franz Schubert

Bridal March from Lohengrin (Here comes the bride) – Wagner

Canon in D – Pachelbel

Clarke – Chaconne

Down By The Sally Gardens - W B Yeats

Gymnopédie No.1 – Erik Satie

Hallelujah – L.Cohen

Hymne – Vangelis

Kiss The Rain – Yiruma

La Fille aux cheveux de lin – Debussy

Intermezzo - La Cavelleria Rusticana

La Source – Hasselmans

Lascia ch’io pianga - Handel

Lullaby ( Crandle Song ) – J. Brahms

Lullabye ( Goodnight, My Angel ) – Billy Joel

Moonlight Sonata – Beethoven

Nocturne ‘ from A Secret Garden’ – Rolf Lovland

O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicci – G. Puccini

O Sole Mio – Eduardo Di Capua

Ode To Joy ‘ From Symphony n.9 in D minor – Beethoven

On Wings of Songs – Mendelssohn

Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen

Pavane – Faurè

Reverie – Debussy

River Flows In You – Yiruma

Truman Sleeps – Philip Glass

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba- Handel

The Swan – Saint Saens

The Water is Wide – Kim Robertson

To a Wild Rose – MacDowell

Unchained Melody – Alex North

Valse in F minor – Scriabin

Wedding March from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ – Mendelssohn

Winter - Second movement from ‘The Four Seasons’ – Vivaldi

*Various Einaudi & Alexis Ffrench songs

FOLK AND TRADITIONAL SONGS

Welsh

Ar Hyd y Nos

Ar Lan y Mor

Dros y Dwr I Draeth Llanstephan

Si hei lwli, ‘ mabi

Ymadawiad y Brenin

Tros y Garreg

Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech

Y Fwyalchen

Cysga Di, Fy Mhlentyn Tlws

Losa, Lan

Hiraeth

Sosban Fach

Llongau Caernarfon

Myfanwy

Dafydd y Garreg Wen

Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn

Calon Lan

Suo Gan

Rhyfelgyrch Capten Morgan

Irish/Scottish

Brian Boru’s March

Carolan's concerto

Danny Boy

Eriskay Love Lilt

Foggy Dew

Greensleves

O’er the Sea to Skye

Sally Gardens

She moved through the fair

The Butterfly

English

Greensleeves

Scarborough Fair

POPULAR SONGS

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

Adventure of a Lifetime – Coldplay

All of Me – John Legend

All You Need is Love – John Lennon

And So It Goes – Billy Joel

At Last – Macl Gordon & Harry Warren

Beautiful in White – Westlife

Because Of You – Ne-Yo

Best Day of My Life – American Authors

Break My Heart – Dua Lipa

Clocks – Coldplay

Come Back to Earth – Mac Miller

Come Fly with Me – Frank Sinatra

Congratulations – Mac Miller

Count on Me – Bruno Mars

Dance Monkey – Tones & I

Danse Macabre – Camille Saint – Saens

Dog Days Are Over – Florence & The Machine

Earned it – The Weekend

Empire State of Mind – Alicia Keys

End of May – Michael Bublé

Endless Love – Lionel Richie

Everything – Michael Bublé

Feeling Good – Michael Bublé

Fields Of Gold – Sting

Fix You – Coldplay

Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra

From This Moment On – Shania Twain

Hallucinate – Dua Lipa

Halo – Beyonce

Happier – Ed Sheeran

Havana – Camilla Cabello

Here, There and Everywhere – John Lennon

Hold Back The River – James Bay

How to Save a Life – The Fray

I Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis

I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

I Love You – Billie Eilish

I See Fire – Ed Sheeran

I Will – John Lennon

If I Ain’t Got you – Alicia Keys

Kiss me more - Doja Ca

Le Vie en Rose - WALL.E

Let It Go – James Bay

Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars

Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding

Love of My Life – Freddie Mercury

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Make You Feel My Love – Adele

Marry Me – Train

Midnight Sky – Miley Cyrus

Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens

My Way – Frank Sinatra

New York, New York – Frank Sinatra

Once a Day – Mac Miller

Paradise – Coldplay

Perfect – Ed Sheeran

Photograph – Ed Sheeran

Ribbon in the Sky – Stevie Wonder

Rolling in the Deep – Adele

RUNAWAY – Kanye West

Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur

Set Fire To The Rain – Adele

Skyfall – Adele

Someone Like You – Adele

Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

Stay – Rihanna

Still D.R.E.

Sunshine On My Shoulders – John Denver

Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N' Roses

Talking To The Moon – Bruno Mars

Time to Say Goodbye – Andrea Bocelli

The Rose – Amanda McBroom

The Scientist – Coldplay

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

Versace on the floor – Bruno Mars

Viva La Vida – Coldplay

Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles

We Found Love – Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris

What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

When I was your Man – Bruno Mars

Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton

You are beautiful – James Blunt

You Light Up My Life – Joseph Brooks

You Raise Me Up – Brendan Graham & Rolf Lovland

Your song – Elton John

*Various Beatles songs

FILM AND DISNEY SONGS

A Million Dreams - The Greatest Showman

Arrival of the Birds – The Cinematic Orchestra

Armstrong Cabin - Justin Hurwitz

Beauty and the Beast Theme

Buongiorno Principessa – Nicola Piovani

Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John

Cinema Paradiso – Ennio Morricone

City of Stars from (La La Land) - Justin Hurwitz

Comptine D’un Autre Été - Yann Tiersen

Final Fantasy - Prelude

First Step – Hans Zimmer

Game of Thrones Main Theme

Gabriel’s Oboe – Ennio Morricone

Glasgow Love Theme – Love Actually

He’s a Pirate – Pirates of the Caribbean

Hedwig’s Theme – Harry Potter

I See the Light – Tangled

Ice Dance – Danny Elfman

Jurassic Park Main Theme - John Williams

La Longue Route - Yann Tiersen

La Vita è Bella – Nicola Piovani

Le Valse D'Amélie – Yann Tiersen

Let It Go – From Frozen

Light of the Seven – Game of Thrones

Love Actually - Glasgow Love Theme

Love Story Theme – Francis Lai

Main Theme – Lord of the Rings

Married Life – Up

Moon River – Breakfast at Tiffany’s

My Heart Will Go On - From Titanic

Naval - Yann Tiersen

Never Enough – The Greatest Showman

Philip Glass Metamorphosis

Philip Glass Truman Sleeps

Romeo and Juliet – Nino Rota

So This Is Love – Cinderella

Star Wars – John Williams

Time for Us Romeo and Juliet – Nino Rota

The Mission – Ennio Morricone

The Shire - Lord of the Rings

Theme from Schindler’s list – John Williams

To Zanarkand – From Final Fantasy

Written on the Sky - Max Ritcher

When You Wish Upon a Star – Pinocchio

Whole New World - Aladdin

You Will be in My Heart – from Tarzan

You’ll Never Walk Alone – Carousel

MUSICALS

Phantom of the opera:

All I Ask of You

Think of Me

Music of the Night

Les Misérables:

Bring Me Home

Stars

I Dreamed a Dream

The Sound of Music:

Edelweiss

Climb Ev’ry Mountain

My Favorite Things

From Cats:

Memory

A little Night Music:

Send in the Clowns

BOLLYWOOD

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Chhukar Mere Manko from ‘Yarana’

Hai Apna Dil from ‘Solva saal’

Tu Je Deka To Ye Jaana Sanam

Pyar Deewana Hota Hai from ‘Kati patang’

Jeena Yahan from ‘Mere naam Joker’

Pehla Nasha from ‘Jo jeeta wohl Sikander’

Kuch Kuch Hotha Hai

Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai from ‘Gangster’

Tumko Hi Chahenge Hum

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha

Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai

Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna

Ek Shararat Hone Ko Hai from ‘Duplicate’

Mere Rang Mein

Latika’s Theme from ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam

Kutch Na Kaho

Piju Bole from ‘Parineeta’

Aa Meri Jaan – Chandni

Chalo Tumko Lekar Chale – Jism

Chand Sitare Phool Aur Khushboo – Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai

Chandni O Meri Chandni – Chandni

Hum Chup Hain – Faasle

Kal Raat Ho Gayee – Kasoor

Mere Humsafar – Refugee

Mere Khwabon Ka Har Ek Naqsh Mita De Koi

Mere Rang Mein

Mere Rang Mein – Maine Pyaar Kiya

Mujhe Rang De – Thakshak

Na Tum Jano Na Hu – Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai

Naya Naya Dhula Dhula – Filhaal

Mansam KeSargam

Satyam Shivam Sundaram

Raat Ki Hatheli Par – Refugee

Soni Soni

Sun Sahiba Sun – Ram Teri Ganga Maili

Tere Bina Jiya Jaaye Na – Ghar

Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai – Gangster

Tum Aa Gaye Ho Noor Aa Gaya Hai – Andhi

Yeh Galiyan Yeh Chaubara – Prem Rog

Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum – Slisila

Zara Sa Jhoom Loon Main

Aaj Mai Upar – Khamoshi

Chhaan Chhaan

Na Tum Jano Na Hu – Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai

Naya Naya Dhula Dhula – Filhaal

Mansam Ke Sargam

Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai

Baahon Ke Darmiyaan

Kehna Hi Kya – Bombay

Tu Hi Re – Bombay

Chori Chori Chupke Chupke

Silsila Ye Chaahal Ka – Devdas

Tera Saath Hai Kitna Pyara – Janbaag

FESTIVE

All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey

Angels We Have Heard On High - Trad.

Away In A Manger – James R. Muray

Away In A Manger - William Kirkpatrick

Believe- Josh Groban (Polar Express)

Carol of the Bells

Christmas Lights - Coldplay

Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi

Coventy Carol - Trad.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Frank Sinatra

Here Comes Santa Claus - G. Autry & O.Haldeman

Here We Come A Wassailing - Trad.

Holly Jolly Christmas - Michael Buble

It’s the Beginning to Look Like Christmas - M. Willson

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - E. Pola

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Tommy Connor

In The Bleak Midwinter – Gustav Holst

Jingle Bells - J. Pierpont

Joy To The World - G. F. Handel

Wham! Last Christmas

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow! - Jule Styne

Little Drummer Boy - Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati & Terry Simeone

Mary Did You Know - Mark Lowry & Buddy Greene

O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Trad.

O Holy Night - Adolphe Adam

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree - Johnny Marks

Santa Baby - Joan Javits, Phil Springer & Tony Springer

Somewhere in My Memory - John Williams

Step Into Christmas - Elton John

Silent Night - Franz Gruber

Simple Gifts - Trad. Hymn

The First Nowell - Trad.

The Christmas Song - Trad.

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Trad.

The Little Drummer Boy – Harry Simeone

We Three Kings - J. H. Hopkins

We Wish You a Merry Christmas – Trad.

What Child Is This - Trad.

White Christmas - Irving Berlin

Winter Wonderland - Felix Bernard

Underneath the Tree - Kelly Clarkson

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Performance space 2m x 3m
One chair or a piano stool


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

I provide my own PA system when I play outdoors or when there are more than 100 guests in the room.


What information do you require about a venue?

N/A


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

N/A


What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I always try my best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let me know.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

I had the privilege of showcasing my performance at the British Museum during a pre-opening exhibition. The exclusive event marked the private opening reception for the Luxury and Power exhibition, attended by 250 guests. The thematic focus spanned from Greece to Persia, necessitating a musical repertoire that seamlessly blended Greek and Persian tunes, interspersed with popular classical pieces. I dressed up in elegant white and gold to maintain the same style.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Classical/ modern music: Einaudi, Alexis Ffrench, Liszt and Debussy.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

I started gigging at my university, Royal College of Music and my experiences developed from there. After pandemic I started again to build up my connections and performing a lot for weddings, parties and events across UK.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

I find immense joy in performing for private events, reveling in their distinctiveness characterized by varied requirements and unique themes. However, my affection for playing at weddings holds a special place in my heart. Being a part of such a momentous occasion, particularly during the ceremony, allows me to share in the unique magic of the day, creating a memorable experience for both the couples and their guests.


Is the transport of your harp included in your quote?

Yes it is included within 20 miles in London.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

I usually need one hour to set up the harp, tune and get changed before the performance.
I normally perform 2 x 45 minutes or 3 x 45 minutes with 10 - 15 minutes break in between.
If it's only 1 hour I play 60 minutes without any breakes in between.


Are you happy to perform outside?

My instrument is played acoustically so I don’t need any equipment. Although, I sometimes bring my PA system for a better sound. If it is raining I will need full cover, a flat level surface or to perform indoors as my instrument is valuable and could be damaged.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

Absolutely. The clients can pick any songs they like from my repertoire list I am definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event.
However, they can choose 3 songs out of my list for free.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Previous costumers would describe me as a high professional and elegant harpist that share my passion through events that inspire. I thrive when arranging event soundscapes in line with my clients' requirements. Their visions cover all genres, from classical, to modern pop, to Disney and film music. In partnership with my clients, we discover the pieces that set the tone for their luxury events and weddings.


Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance I already know it. If there is a special song you'd like me to learn I am happy to do this for you. There is a fee of £30 for this service.

Recent Clients

Stefania has performed for these clients:

Waldorf Hilton Hotel

Heaps and Stacks event planner

Asylum Chapel

British Museum

Chiltern Firehouse

Venues

Stefania has performed at these venues:

National Gallery

Annabel’s Club

Imperial College

Lancaster House

British Museum

The Shard

Waldorf Hotel

The Dorchester

London Hilton Hotel

Claridges Hotel

The Savoy

The Royal Automobile Club

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