Described as “a sparkling presence” by Seen and Heard International (2022), Esther Beyer is an award-winning harpist based in London. A passionate orchestral musician, Esther has worked with orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, English National Ballet, English Touring Opera and Northern Ballet, for conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Edward Gardner and Vasily Petrenko.

Esther is also an avid chamber musician. Her flute and harp duo, the Equinox Duo, perform frequently across England. Appearances include the Swaledale Festival (2024), Barnes Music Festival (2023), and Buxton International Festival (2021). Excited by contemporary music, the duo aims to subvert the stereotype of the flute and harp ensemble, collaborating frequently with emerging composers and broadening the repertoire for the duo combination.

A keen advocate of the importance of music in the community, Esther regularly works in schools, nurseries and hospitals with organisations such as the London Sinfonietta, London Rhymes, Wigmore Hall and the Imperial Health Charity. Esther is passionate about sharing the joy of creativity and the necessity of creating access to music for all.

Esther studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where she won first place in the inaugural Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Prize (Wigmore Hall, 2020). She studied with Karen Vaughan and Susan Blair, graduating with a Bachelor of Music (First Class, hons) and a Master of Music (Distinction) degrees in 2020 and 2022. Esther is a grateful recipient of a Wolfson Foundation Grant (2018), which allowed her to purchase her Salvi Iris harp.