Ana Maria Bottazzi is an inspiring pianist.
Her many performances include 17 solo recitals at Carnegie Hall. In 1992 she was honored to perform at the White House for President and Mrs. Bush and in 1993 she gave a recital at the Vatican for Pope John Paul II.
Ms. Bottazzi has earned three masters degrees and two doctoral degrees: a PhD in music from universities in Argentina and the U.S. She received a second doctorate from The Juilliard School, becoming the first Latin American to earn a doctorate from that prestigious institution. She has received many awards, among them Outstanding Woman of the Year, given by the All Nations Women's League in 1982, the United Nations Outstanding People From Central and South America award in 1984, and the Outstanding Hispanic Women Achievers Award, presented to her in 1993 by New York Governor Mario Cuomo.
Ms. Bottazzi has been associated with the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College and with New York University. She founded, together with her husband Bruno, the Germaine Pinault School of Music in Manhasset, New York, one of New York's finest private music schools, and she has been its director for the past 37 years.
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Some notable comments on Ana's playing are:
- "She consistently chose rapid tempos and seems happiest when she could tear up the keyboard,... a bravura pianist at heart" The New York Times
- "Mrs. Bottazzi has a big technique and she produces a rolling, sonorous tone... rich tone, smooth finger-work and extroverted temperament." The New York Times
- "One of the world's most exciting and dynamic pianists... without doubt, one of the best of her generation." La Prensa, Buenos Aires
- "The glory of her playing is her exceptionally full and beautiful tone... no matter how pressing the technical demands." Boston Globe
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