Music in the Library: Maria Duhova Trevor

Maria Duhova Trevor is the principal harpist of both the Missouri and the Springfield Symphony Orchestras as well as an adjunct instructor of harp at the University of Missouri and Truman State University. She collaborates with local musicians in solo recitals and chamber music and appears regularly with the Odyssey Chamber Music Series. She moved to the USA in 2006 from Slovakia and has established herself as one of the most sought-after harpists in Missouri. Her extensive performances have included principal harpist for the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic in the Czech Republic where she toured throughout Europe and an appointment of to the harp position at the Slovak National Opera, where she played in more than 50 different opera and 15 different ballet productions. She has also been a recording harpist for the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. She maintains an active teaching studio, and her philosophy of the healing power of music has brought a large following.