ABOUT AMANDA
Amanda Beranek (née Kengor) is a Baroque and modern harpist based in New York City. In 2019 she was named a Young Artist for the Pittsburgh Concert Society and was a prizewinner in the American Harp Society National Competition in Winston-Salem, NC. A former member of both the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Youngstown Symphony Youth Orchestra, she won both orchestras' concerto competitions in the 2019-20 season, and in 2025, was invited to participate in the USA International Harp Competition in Bloomington, Indiana.
Amanda has performed in a variety of world-class venues as a chamber and orchestral musician, including Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Heinz Hall, under the direction of conductors such as Marin Alsop, Giancarlo Guerrero, Manfred Honeck, David Robertson, and Leonard Slatkin. She also frequently performs and premieres contemporary works, including those by Harrison Birtwistle, Jorg Widmann, John Corigliano, and her husband, Jacob Beranek. Maintaining a particular passion for early music, Amanda performs on various types of harps, including pedal, lever, Italian triple, and German double harps. As a Baroque harpist, Amanda recently performed with Juilliard 415, the Silentwoods Collective, and TENET Vocal Artists.
She holds two degrees from The Juilliard School, where she studied under Nancy Allen.
Amanda has performed in a variety of world-class venues as a chamber and orchestral musician, including Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Heinz Hall, under the direction of conductors such as Marin Alsop, Giancarlo Guerrero, Manfred Honeck, David Robertson, and Leonard Slatkin. She also frequently performs and premieres contemporary works, including those by Harrison Birtwistle, Jorg Widmann, John Corigliano, and her husband, Jacob Beranek. Maintaining a particular passion for early music, Amanda performs on various types of harps, including pedal, lever, Italian triple, and German double harps. As a Baroque harpist, Amanda recently performed with Juilliard 415, the Silentwoods Collective, and TENET Vocal Artists.
She holds two degrees from The Juilliard School, where she studied under Nancy Allen.
