The Miami International Music Academy presents Dr. Roberta Rust in a masterclasses for The Academy piano students. Roberta Rust has concertized to critical acclaim around the globe since her debut as soloist with the Houston Symphony at age sixteen and as recitalist at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. 

The New York Times hailed her as “a powerhouse of a pianist-- one who combines an almost frightening fervor and intensity with impeccable technique and spartan control.”  Her many remarkable recordings feature music of Debussy, Haydn, Villa-Lobos, Prokofiev, and contemporary American composers. 

FANFARE Magazine notes, “she proves herself a first-rate Debussy player…This is quite simply one of the finest Debussy discs I have heard in recent memory.”  Solo recitals include performances at Sala Cecilia Meireles (Rio de Janeiro), Merkin Concert Hall (NY), Corcoran Gallery (Washington, DC), and KNUA Hall (Seoul). The Miami Herald lauded her as follows:  “There was tremendous bravura, sweep and power…Here was a virtuosa.” 

Rust has played with the Lark, Ying, and Amernet String Quartets and her festival appearances include OPUSFEST (Philippines), Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival, Beethoven Festival (Oyster Bay), and La Gesse (France). She has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras including the New Philharmonic, Philippine Philharmonic, Boca Raton Symphonia, the New World Symphony, and orchestras in Latin America.

The Academy is a free  program of the Miami International Music Academy that accepts 7 pre-college gifted piano students and exposes them to a variety of masterclasses with international artists as well as musicianship classes.