Harper Randolph

Harper Randolph began studying the viola at the age of five with the DC Youth Orchestra Program in her hometown of Washington, D.C. She holds both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from New York University, where she studied with Sephanie Baer and Karen Ritscher.

Harper was the 3rd prize winner of the 2022 Sphinx Competition, and the winner of the 2019 NYU Concerto Competition. Harper is currently pursuing her Specialist in Music degree at the University of Michigan, studying with Caroline Coade. She has performed at various venues both nationally and internationally, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the White House, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Palffy Palace, in Prague.

Harper is a member of the Randolph String Quartet, composed of herself, her two brothers, and her sister. Harper’s instrument was provided by a scholarship grant from the Virtu Foundation.