Lethicia Caravello the Harpist

Lethicia Caravello is a Brazilian-born classical harpist based in the Denver Metro area. She is the current Principal Harpist of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic.

Lethicia is an active solo, orchestral, accompanist, and chamber performer. She recently had her Carnegie Hall solo debut in 2022 and regularly performs in concerts as a soloist and a chamber musician, as well as in many ensembles. Recent engagements include the Boston Chamber Symphony, Portland Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Las Colinas Symphony, Garland Symphony, Arlington Symphony, New England Film Orchestra, Firebird Pops Orchestra, the Nashua Chamber Orchestra, Metropolitan Wind Symphony, and others. In recent years, she was also the resident artist fellow at the Atlantic Music Festival and the Orchestra of the Americas, and performed in many other classical music festivals such as the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Brevard Music Festival, the Marrowstone Music Festival, and the National Music Festival.

Lethicia has distinguished herself as a musician in her field and was was nominated for the Arthur Foote Award by the Harvard Musical Association in 2020. Lethicia has competed in both nationally and internationally receiving first place in the American Protegé International Competition for Piano and Strings and was a finalist for The American Prize in Instrumental Performance as well as the American Harp Society National Competition Young Professional Division. Along with performing, Lethicia is a trained Suzuki Method teacher and teaches privately online and in person.

Lethicia holds a Masters of Music from Boston Conservatory at Berklee and a Bachelors of Music Performance degree from Brigham Young University. In her studies, she received mentorship from notable harpists Ina Zdorovetchi, Dr. June Han, Felice Pomeranz, Heidi Lehwalder, and Dr. Nicole Brady.