American harpist Chloe Tula has been widely recognized as a fast rising talent in the classical music world, equally comfortable as an orchestral, chamber, and solo harpist.

Accepted into the New World Symphony (NWS) at age twenty-one, Ms. Tula became the program’s youngest ever Harp Fellow. During her three year fellowship under the direction and mentorship of Michael Tilson Thomas, she was lauded as a "standout" with "keen musicianship and elegance" (South Florida Classical Review). Following her tenure in Miami, she won the position of Principal Harp with the Omaha Symphony, before she continued her path westward to the San Francisco Bay Area where she is now one of the region’s most sought after freelance harpists.

In demand for the musicality and clarity she brings to the orchestra, her many orchestral engagements have included Guest Principal Harpist with San Francisco Symphony, Houston Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, and The Knights (NYC), in addition to her positions at the Omaha Symphony and the New World Symphony. She has had the privilege of having worked with conductors from all over the world, including Michael Tilson Thomas, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Andris Nelsons, James Conlon, and Stephane Dénève, and appeared in performances alongside soloists Yo-Yo Ma, Gil Shaham, Itzhak Perlman, Johannes Moser, Augustin Hadelich, and many others. Since relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area, she has enjoyed numerous opportunities playing with the ensembles of the area, including regular work with the San Francisco Symphony, as well as appearances with the Oakland Symphony, Opera San Jose, California Symphony, Modesto Symphony Orchestra, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, and the Santa Rosa Symphony.

Ms. Tula’s summer festival appearances have spanned across the country, as well. In addition to serving on faculty and performing at Festival Napa Valley, she has performed at the Cabrillo Festival for Contemporary Music, Tanglewood Music Center, Lakes Area Music Festival, and Aspen Music Festival and School.

Since making her solo debut with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra at the age of sixteen, Ms. Tula has established herself as a prizewinning harpist. She was a top prize winner in the 2019 Ima Hogg Competition, resulting in her concerto debut with the Houston Symphony, performing Ginastera’s Harp Concerto. In 2018, she made her concerto debut with the New World Symphony, in highly acclaimed performances of Glière’s Concerto for Harp. In 2014, she won the Anne Adams Awards, a biennial national competition for solo harpists sponsored by the American Harp Society, as well as first prize in the Mildred Milligan Harp Competition. 

A Wisconsin native, Ms. Tula studied with Danis Kelly, former Principal Harpist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Fe Opera. She went on to receive her Bachelor’s degree from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, where she studied with Paula Page, former Principal Harpist of the Houston Symphony and played under the baton of the late Larry Rachleff. Outside her harp career, she enjoys tending to her culinary garden and hosting dinner parties at her home in Sonoma County, and spending time with her husband, Francesco, and their Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Hibiki.