Mali Hire

Mali Hire is a 19-year-old harpist based in Cardiff. As a second-year music student at Cardiff University, Mali specialises in the harp under the tuition of Valerie Aldrich Smith, Principal Harpist of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Originally from Ammanford, Mali has been playing the harp since the age of 12, performing in various weddings, dinners and charity galas. Pre-pandemic, Mali had the opportunity to play within the Welsh Harp Ensemble, preparing a programme for the World Harp Congress which has been postponed to 2022.

Mali is looking forward to returning to her third year of study in the Autumn and is grateful to have been considered to play for today’s event.

Mali’s Talk

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The Harp is the National instrument of Wales with an unbroken line of harpers reaching back to at least the 11th century. Mali is following that tradition here in Wales.