Dr. Olga Rua earned her Doctoral degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa, her Masters' from the University of Toledo and her bachelors from the University of Antioquia (Medellin, Colombia).
Dr. Rua has performed as a soloist and collaborative pianist in Colombia, Italy, Germany, and the U.S.A.
In 2003 and 2004 Dr. Rua was selected to participate in Chatauqua Summer School of Music with full scholarship. In 2008 she won Distinguished Musician Award at the Ibla International Piano Competition (Italy) and in 2009 she was selected to take part of the Asolo Song Festival (Italy) as collaborative pianist.
In addition to performing and teaching, Dr. Rua is an avid scholar of early 18th-century music, particularly the music of Carlos de Seixas (1704-1742), and the Spanish music of late 19th-century, mainly "Iberia" of Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909). In December of 2010, her D.M.A. Essay: "Historical Overview of Carlos Seixas's Works for Solo Keyboard," was published. In the Spring of 2016 she moved to
Cincinnati with her husband and son. She joined the faculty of Cincinnati Music Academy in July 2016.
Each month Dr. Rua chooses the student with more preparation points to be “the student of the month,” for the month of August this awards goes to Diego Ramirez Guzman.
Diego is a very dedicated student, he is 14 years old. Even though he was born with Duchenne, he makes an effort to keep practicing piano and be the best he can. He is an inspiration for anyone that meets him. He has two other brothers who also take piano lessons at CMA.
Diego gets this award with 54 points out of 70. Great work Diego!!
Here are the students who received and award for their dedication and hard work last school year:
Achievement Awards: Here are the students who achieved a milestone this past year:
ApprenticeTrophy for beginner students that move into Early-intermediate level:
Mathias Weil
Samantha Puthoff
Mihindu Wijekesera
Soren Fairfield
Adi Duggal
Diego Ramirez Guzman
Skilled Trophy for Intermediate students that move into Late-intermediate level:
Reid Pfalzgraff-Carlson
Annual Awards: This award rewards mainly attendance and preparation for each lesson.
Depending of their cumulative points:
Distinguished Performer Trophy:
Krishen Davit (with 367 points)
Adi Duggal (with 357 points)
Distinguished Performer Medal (Gold):
Helios Arias (with 349 points)
Aarya Davit (with 346 points)
Soren Fairfield (with 346 points)
Reid Pfaltzgraff-Carlson (with 342.5 points)
Colten Frentzel (with 338 points)
Mathias Weil (with 337 points)
Juniper Fairfield (with 335 points)
Special Achievement Medal (Silver):
Penny Cooper (with 349 points)
Michelle Barker (with 319 points)
Honors Medal (Bronze):
Abigail Soares (with 307 points)
Willa Cooper (with 306 points)
Jade Kramer-Wine (with 305 points)
Owin Abeysinghe (with 305 points)
Gabriela Santiago (with 301 points)
Diego Ramirez Guzman (with 291 points)
These Awards will be given during the lesson of the first week of September. Here are the specific guidelines for each award: https://olgamrua.com/awards/
Dr. Olga Rua 