Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean

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Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean (born 3 August 1960) is a Bulgarian harpist and composer.

Education as a Harpist

Nicanor Zabaleta's recommendation that she be accepted as a student by Italian harpist Liana Pasquali. Ravnopolska-Dean was invited to continue her studies by Susann McDonald at Juilliard School in New York and Indiana University, Bloomington, following her participation in international competitions. Anna-Maria was given an Artist Diploma for her 'Superior Artistic Achievement in Harp Performance,' at the Indiana University School of Music.' When asked about her Harp school education, she highlights that both of her major professors were students of Lenriette Renie's: Liana Pasqualli was a pupil of Marcel Tournier, while Henriette Renie's student Nancy McDonald was a student of Henriette Renie.

Ravnopolska-Dean began her career as a soloist on international stage, including those of Gargilesse in Berry, Munich, and Jerusalem, where she first appeared in international competitions under the name of Nicanor Zabaleta and Susann McDonald. She appeared on WXR radio in New York during her time at Juilliard School and Indiana University in Bloomington. The invite came after a committee from the program recognized her capabilities in the Artist Diplomate recordings at Indiana.

The Artist in Residence was named by the North Carolina Arts Council in 1991 after a competition.

Ravnopolska-Dean made her New York debut at Weill Recital Hall in 1992. Including the J. S. Bach violin Partita No. 1 in Carnegie Hall, the J. S. Bach violin Partita No. 1 was among her repertoires at Carnegie Hall that were rarely performed virtuoso works. 3. She appeared in various prestigious halls throughout Europe, including others in Salle Poirel, Nancy, and Gasteig, Munich.

She has participated in many World Harp Congresses, including ones in Vienna, Copenhagen, and Seattle. She performed as the first harp in an ensemble of six harps and had a separate solo appearance despite partial paralysis of her left hand.

Ravnopolska-Dean introduced Bulgaria's audience to a variety of solo harp styles as well as harp and chamber music. Lazar Nikolov, Dimitar Sagaev, Dora Draganova, among Bulgaria's musicians, were inspired by her performances to write harp and chamber ensembles, including harp. Simeon Pironkoff wrote for her piece for her Carnegie Hall debut. Dimiter Christoff wrote 24 Preludes for Harp dedicated to the harpist and performed by her over the course of eight years. Ravnopolska-Dean was later appointed by Christoff to represent him as a sole performer at his 75th Jubilee Celebration as a composer. She appeared on television shows about classical harp music, where she also performed a diverse repertoire.

With Viin Philharmonic and Hans Peter Ochsenhofer, she became the first Bulgarian to perform Carl Reinecke's Harp Concerto in June 2008. Ravnopolska-Dean has also appeared on piano and Paraguayan Harp in addition to her harp appearances. She is one of the first, or the first, people to introduce the instrument to the Eastern European audience. She has appeared on stage with her compositions on various celtic harps, the Finnish instrument kantele, and piano.

Ravnopolska-Dean arranged many pieces for harp, including Isaac Albeniz's Suita Espanol (1988), Enrique Granados' Valses Poeticos and Parashkev Hadjiev's Twelve Pieces in Bulgarian Rhythm (1995).

Ravnopolska-Dean wrote her first composition, "Improvisation," for solo harp. The piece was inspired by Bulgarian folk music. She was invited as a special guest performer and speaker at HarpCon in Bloomington, Indiana,: she was the only classical harpist at the HarpCon conference. Ravnopolska-Dean decided to write the piece in honor of the conference.

In collaboration with haiku poet Ginka Bilyarska, she created a series of compositions for harp based on Haiku poetry. For harp and voice, harp and flute, piano, and piano four hands, see the following excerpts. In 2010, string quartet "Hors" performs her first string quartet "Istvan."

Her compositions are gradually focusing on popular genres, as shown by her piano and pieces. In her Jazz quartet "Just Like This" (piano, saxophone, and percussions), as well as "Circus" for Jazz Band, performed by Blagoevgrad Jazz Band, her passion for jazz extends.

Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, 1991, was one of Bulgaria's founding fathers. She is a professor of Music and teaches applied courses on the harp and the piano, as well as other academic courses on topics such as Latin American and Jazz music at the University.

In addition to performing, she introduced the audience to various aspects of classical music and music periods, such as romanticism.

She was given a Ph.D. in Music on the dissertation The Harp as a Coloristic Instrument in the early twentieth century, where she explored impressionist composers and their use of the harp.

For the first time on the Balkan peninsula, students of her parents enjoyed a complete version of the Tchaikovsky seasons.

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Performing Career

Ravnopolska-Dean began her career as a soloist on international stage, including those of Gargilesse in Berry, Munich, and Jerusalem, where she was first noticed by renowned names such as Nicanor Zabaleta and Susann McDonald. She appeared on the McGraw-Hill Young Artists Showcase in New York during her time at Juilliard School and Indiana University in Bloomington. The invitation was released after a committee from the program recognized her abilities in the Artist Diploma recordings at Indiana.

The North Carolina Arts Council awarded Artist in Residence after a 1991 competition.

Ravnopolska-Dean made her New York debut at Weill Recital Hall in 1992. Carnegie Hall's program included some rare virtuoso works, such as J. S. Bach's violin Partita No. 1. 3. She appeared in various prestigious halls throughout Europe, among others in Salle Poirel, Nancy, and Gasteig, Munich.

She has appeared in numerous World Harp congresses, including ones in Vienna, Copenhagen, Seattle. Despite experiencing partial hemion paralysis of her left hand, she appeared in the eighth World Harp Congress in Geneva for the first time and had a solo performance.

Ravnopolska-Dean introduced Bulgarian audiences to a variety of solo harp repertoires as well as harp and chamber music. Lazar Nikolov, Dimitar Sagaev, Dora Draganova, among Bulgarian composers, were inspired by her performances to write pieces for harp and chamber ensembles, including harp. Simeon Pironkoff wrote for her piece for her Carnegie Hall debut. Dimiter Christoff, a composer who lived in Harp, produced 24 Preludes for Harp dedicated to the harpist and performed by her. Ravnopolska-Dean was commissioned by Christoff later in his career as a composer to appear as a sole performer at his 75th Jubilee Celebration. She appeared in a variety of television programs about classical harp music, where she also performed a diverse repertoire.

With Vidin Philharmonic and Hans Peter Ochsenhofer, she became the first Bulgarian to perform Carl Reinecke's Harp Concerto in June 2008. Ravnopolska-Dean has also appeared on piano and Paraguayan Harp in addition to her harp appearances. She is one of the first, or first, people to introduce the instrument to the Eastern European audience. She has appeared on stage and in recitals of her compositions on various celtic harps, the Finnish instrument kantele, and piano.

Ravnopolska-Dean arranged several pieces for harp, including Isaac Albeniz's Suita Espanol (1988), Enrique Granados' Valses Poeticos and Parashkev Hadjiev's Twelve Pieces in Bulgarian Rhythm (1995).

Ravnopolska-Dean composed "Improvisation" for solo harp in 2003. The piece was inspired by Bulgarian folk music. She was invited as a special guest performer and lecturer at the international folk harp conference HarpCon in Bloomington, Indiana; she was the only classical harpist at the HarpCon conference. Ravnopolska-Dean decided to write the article in honor of the conference.

In collaboration with haiku poet Ginka Bilyarska, she created a series of harp compositions based on Haiku poetry. The following are excerpts from harp and voice, harp and flute, piano, and four hands. In 2010, string quartet "Hors" performs her first string quartet "Istvan."

Her compositions are gradually shifting toward popular genres, as shown by her piano and pieces. In her Jazz trio "Just Like This" (piano, saxophone, and percussions), as well as "Circus" for Jazz Band, performed by Blagoevgrad Jazz Band, her fascination with Jazz manifests itself.

Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean was one of Bulgaria's founding fathers in 1991. She teaches applied courses on the harp and piano, as well as other academic courses on topics such as Latin American and Jazz music at the University.

In addition to playing, she introduced the audience to new aspects of classical music and music periods, such as romanticism.

She received a Ph.D. in Music on the dissertation The Harp as a Coloristic Instrument in the beginning of the twentieth century, where she explored impressionist composers and their use of the harp.

For the first time on the Balkan peninsula, students of her mother's 2008 season enjoyed the complete Tchaikovsky seasons.

Academic and Theoretical Career

Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, 1991, became one of Bulgaria's founding fathers. She teaches applied courses on the harp and piano, as well as various academic courses on topics such as Latin American and Jazz music.

She also introduced the audience to various aspects of classical music and music periods, such as romanticism.

She received a Ph.D. in Music on her dissertation The Harp as a Coloristic Instrument in the beginning of the twentieth century, where among other things she investigated impressionist composers and their use of the harp.

For the first time on the Balkan peninsula, students of her mother's 2008 summer appeared as a full version of the Tchaikovsky seasons.

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