E-Mail: Sedmara.Z.Rutstein@oberlin.edu Office: Bibbins 309 Office Phone: 440/775-8250 Address: 77 W. College St. Oberlin, OH 44074 Visit Also: Prima Trio Wins Coveted Grand Prize (the Gold Medal, too) at 2007 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition Ms. Rutstein’s personal web site   Back to: Keyboard Studies - Piano		Sedmara Zakarian Rutstein Professor of Piano Education: Honors Diploma, 1959, D.M.A., 1962, Leningrad State Conservatory. Graduate and post-graduate studies with Nadezhda Golubovskaya, Leningrad Conservatory (1952-1962) USSR. Performances: Soloist with symphony orchestras; solo recitals; chamber music; master classes, and lectures throughout the U.S., Russia, China, and Europe. Professional Affiliations: Faculty member, Leningrad State Conservatory, 1962-1973 Visiting Professor, Shanghai Conservatory, 1990, 1992, 1994 and Beijing Central Conservatory, 1992, China Artist-in-Residence, Grinnell College and Simpson College, Iowa, 1974-1975 Faculty member, Cassalmaggiore International Festival in Italy, 1998 to present Jury member, national and international piano competitions Recordings: 12 solo albums, piano, released by Melodia, Laurel, Orion, Musical Heritage Society, Albany Records, Kompozitor, and SZR, Productions. A solo album, harpsichord (J.S. Bach, The Art of Fugue.)