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Rita Sloan
Professor, Collaborative Piano
Piano Division
B.S., M.M., The Juilliard School
Russian-born pianist Rita Sloan began piano studies shortly after her Polish family immigrated to the United States. The winner of numerous local scholarships and prizes, she attended the Juilliard School as a student of Martin Canin and Rosina Lhevinne. At Juilliard, she won the Concerto Competition and was awarded the Pro-Mozart Prize to study at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. She has also studied with Leon Fleisher, Aube Tzerko and Vladimir Ashkenazy.
As a soloist, Rita Sloan has performed in recital and with orchestra throughout the United States and Europe. As a chamber musician and collaborative artist, she performs internationally with many of today's outstanding instrumentalists. Appearances performing chamber music include the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Series, New York's Bargemusic and the Aspen Music Festival, where Ms. Sloan is a member of the piano faculty. Ms. Sloan is the founder and coordinator of the Collaborative Artist and Piano Chamber Music Programs at the Aspen Festival. She is also a founding member of the Aspen Ensemble, a unique chamber music group comprising piano, flute, violin, viola and cello.
Ms. Sloan has been a frequent visitor to Japan where she has performed and given master classes throughout the country. As member of the piano faculty of the University of Maryland School of Music, Rita Sloan also directs the Collaborative Artist Program.
