Person · Female
Susann McDonald
harpist
- From
- Rock Island, United States
- Active
- 1935–2025
- Releases
- 1
About
Susann Hackett McDonald (May 26, 1935 – May 29, 2025) was an American classical harpist. In addition to a successful performing career, she made a number of recordings and held significant academic and organizational posts. As head of the harp department at the Jacobs School of Music from 1981 for decades, she made it the largest harp department in the world. She was co-founder and artistic director of the World Harp Congress in 1983, and founder and music director of the USA International Harp Competition in 1989.
Discography
Albums
Links
Teacher
- Gretchen van Hoesen
- Cristina Braga
- JoAnn Turovsky
- Jane Yoon
- Sarah O’Brien
- Kyo-Jin Lee
- Kaori Otake
- Ramiro Enriquez
- Emily Levin
- Alexandra Mullins
- Atsuko Yoshino
- 井上美江子
- Baltazar Juárez
- Florence Sitruk
- Caryl Thomas
- Shannon Shuen Chieh
- Maria Casale
- María Luisa Rayan-Forero
- Jessica Suchy-Pilalis
- Lily Laskine
- Şirin Pancaroğlu
- 吉野直子
- Nancy Allen
- Maria Boelskov Sørensen
- Henriette Renié
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- fd95d2d3-81ca-466a-a030-c80756a08ec5
- ISNI
- 0000000081832183
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.