Background
Stone was born in Swansea and grew up in Treboeth and Mumbles.
Stone was born in Swansea and grew up in Treboeth and Mumbles.
Stone attended Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Bryn-y-Môr (primary school, ages 4–11) and Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr, Gowerton (Secondary ages 11–18). She then trained at the in London, gaining the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Music.
As part of an exchange program Stone studied at the Universitat Mozarteum, Salzburg, under Professor Helga Storck. In 2010 she furthered her studies at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD), Cardiff, where she graduated in 2012.
Hannah Stone began performing at the age of 8. When she was 15, she played for The Queen on Her Majesty’s Jubilee Tour of Wales in 2002, and has played for the Royal Family on several other occasions. She studied under the guidance of Meinir Heulyn, Head of Harp at the RWCMD before moving to London.
During this time she was a prize-winner at National Competitions including the Urdd Eisteddfod and the International Eisteddfod.
In 2007 she performed in the European Harp Symposium and reached the semi-finals of the European Harp Competition. In October 2008, Stone was selected to represent the Guildhall School in collaboration with the Academies Festival Orchestra, Singapore.
This project culminated in an opening gala performance for the Singapore Sun Festival at the Esplanade Theatre with Dame Kiri te Kanawa. She was also appointed principal harpist with the Schleswig Holstein Festival Orchestra for 2010, touring Europe throughout the summer, working with many distinguished artists including baritone Thomas Hampson.
In June 2011 Stone was appointed the Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales.
Hannah Stone performed at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Conference Dinner at Cardiff Castle in 2014 to delegates including United States President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron. Her performance venues in Wales have included the Wales Millennium Centre and Street David"s Hall, Cardiff. Stone has appeared on Wedi 7 and the National Eisteddfod (S4C).