Education:
DMA Piano Performance, cognates in Composition, Piano Pedagogy, University of Cincinnati, 2020
MM Piano Performance, University of Cincinnati, 2014
BM Piano Performance, University of Tennessee, 2012
Bio:
Kristofer Rucinski teaches piano and group piano at UC.
Dr. Rucinski has been a proponent of new music, having given dozens of world premieres throughout the Southern and Midwest United States. His playing has been described as a "tour de force" (Music in Cincinnati) and "confidently elegant" (CityBeat).
As an instructor, Dr. Rucinski combines limitless passion for the piano repertoire with a technical command of the instrument, a deep understanding of communication with listeners, and the practical experience of teaching skills essential to a life in music.
Publications/Presentations/Lectures:
Rucinski, Kristofer. (2020). The Gift of New Musical Experience. Piano Magazine, (Winter 2021).
Rucinski, Kristofer. (2018). A Musical Message of Remembrance and Hope, Fundraising Concert, Knoxville, TN
Link: www.krisrucinski.com