Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean

thumb|right|A brilliant harpist … communicates marvelously with the audience. ~ Susann McDonald Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean (Bulgarian: Анна-Мария Равнополска-Дийн) (born 3 August 1970) is a Bulgarian harpist, musicologist and composer. Quotes about Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean [She] played with drive, aplomb, and sensitivity throughout … this performance will take a place amongst the best performances of my music. Peter Blauvelt, composer (June 2003) Exhibited a rare combination of emotional involvement and profound calmness on stage. Anna Chobanova (1995) Artistic, with high sensitivity and imagination, Anna-Maria managed the difficult program. Iveta Gruncharova, musicologist, Bulgarian National Radio (19 November 2003) Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean is flying amazingly headlong to the performance peaks. Overwhelming, incisive images, kaleidoscope of colors, flexible technique. Konstantin Karapetrov, “Music Yesterday, Today” (December 2003) Demonstrated mastery of the instrument, deep musical insights and stylistic understanding … extraordinary. Dr. Vernon Kliewer, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University (1995) "The talent is passion and intellect" says the famous pianist Heinrich Neuhaus — with this mind we can define the art of the young harpist — Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean. Albena Manova, musicologist, Zname (20-26 May 1992) [She] is a brilliant harpist … communicates marvelously with the audience. Susann McDonald (1991) Triumphed ...the concert was a rare pleasure. Rosemary Statelova, Demokratsia (1992) External links Home page at American University in Bulgaria Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Women musicians Category:People from Sofia Category:Women from Bulgaria Category:Musicologists Category:Composers Category:Women born in the 1960s