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Morey Ritt (born June 5, 1941) is an American pianist, who has received numerous honors for solo performances as well as chamber music concerts. She is also known for serving as editor of the popular anthology Four-Hand Piano Piano Music by Nineteenth Century Masters.

Professional career
Ritt studied with Nadia Reisenberg, Artur Balsam, and William Kroll.

After award-winning performances in chamber music concerts, Ritt made her solo debut at The Town Hall in midtown Manhattan in 1958 .

Awards
She is the recipient of the Concert Artist Town Hall Award, the Chopin (Kosciusko) Prize and the Spalding Prize. She heads the Piano Department at the Copland School.
 * Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition: 1st prize (1957)
 * Geneva International Music Competition: 1st prize (1957)
 * International Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition: 1st prize (1965)
 * Claudio Arrau Memorial Medal (1997)
 * Diamond Konex Award 1999 as the most important Classical Musician of the decade in Argentina.
 * Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)
 * Charles Dutoit (conductor), Martha Argerich and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3/Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 (2000)
 * Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance:
 * Martha Argerich and Mikhail Pletnev for Prokofiev (Arr. Pletnev): Cinderella Suite for Two Pianos/Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye (2005)
 * The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette 2005 Japan
 * Praemium Imperiale 2005 Japan
 * Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra):
 * Claudio Abbado (conductor), Martha Argerich and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (2006)
 * Voted into Gramophone's Hall of Fame in 2012.
 * Recipient of The Kennedy Center Honors in 2016.