Ruth Nye

Ruth Nye MBE (* around 1932 in Australia as Ruth Farren Price) is an Australian pianist and piano teacher.

She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Farren Price. She studied music at the Melbourne Con .. In her early years she played among others in the Elizabeth Bay House, Sydney. In Australia, she was known for her television music in the 1960s for the ABC television. In 1952 she took part in a Musikwettberwerb ABC and reached the final.

The Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau had invited her to New York to study after hearing a performance of her in Melbourne. After studying with Claudio Arrau and the 30 -year joint collaboration, she moved to his death in 1991 after London. She played six times at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and five times at the Wigmore Hall. She has been teaching for twelve years at the Yehudi Menuhin School. In 2007 she was awarded the Order of Order of the British Empire ( MBE). In 2008, she was awarded membership of the Royal College of Music of Charles, Prince of Wales.

With her ​​husband, Ross Nye, she lives in London.