Author: Dr Olga Rua

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.
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Student of the month, April 2019

Colten Frentzel is the “student of the month” for the month of April 2019. This is the 3rd time he receives this studio award. He got a score of 40 points out of 40, perfect!

Congratulations Colten! Way to go!

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Studio Spring Recitals, May 10th, 2019

Dr. Rua’s Piano studio held two Spring Recitals last Friday May 10th, 2019 at 4:30 and 6:00 PM at Willis Music-Kenwood.

Congratulations to all the performers! Thank you for your hard-work, effort and dedication in preparing for these Recitals.

4:30 PM Recital
6:00 PM Recital
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Students of the month March 2019

Owin Abeysinghe and Reid Pfaltzgraff-Carlson are the “students of the month” for March 2019 at Dr. Rua’s Piano Studio.

Owin is 8 year old and he is a 2nd-grader in Indian Hill Primary School. He has two brother who also play the piano. He likes reading and robotics.

Reid is 15 years old and he is in 9th grade at Schilling School. He really enjoys playing rag-time, blues and jazz-sounding pieces.