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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Adult Soirée at CMA, May 18th, 2018

Jackie Spence performing with Alan Immermann at the Adult Soiree last Friday at CMA.

So proud of my student Jackie! She started piano lessons at CMA a few months ago. She is a flute player and music educator, who is multi-talented.
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Student of the month, April 2018

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Each month Dr. Rua chooses the student(s) who is best prepared for the lessons of that month to be the student of the month.  For the month of April, the student of the month is Reid Pfaltzgraff-Carlson.  Congratulations to Reid for his preparation!

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Students’ Recitals, May 4th 2018

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Congratulations to all the performers who participated in our studio recitals.  Wonderful preparation!

The piano studio recitals took place on Friday May 4th at 4:30 and 6:00 PM at Willis Music-Kenwood.