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Eric Zuber (born June 9, 1985) is an American pianist, currently living in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Early Life and Education
Eric Zuber started playing the piano at age 4. His early studies were with Grace Yin at the Peabody Preparatory. At age 11 he began studying with Professor Boris Slutsky and continued with Slutsky until his graduation with a Bachelor's Degree from the Peabody Conservatory at the age of 19. In 2007 he earned a Diploma from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, PA where his teachers were Leon Fleisher and Claude Frank. In 2009, Zuber earned an Artist Diploma from the Peabody Conservatory where he once again studied with Boris Slutsky. In 2011, Zuber graduated with a Master's Degree from the Juilliard School in New York where he studied with Robert McDonald. Zuber is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Piano Performance from the Peabody Conservatory under the tutelage of Boris Slutsky.

Awards
Zuber has won seven major international piano competition prizes including: Hilton Head International Piano Competition (1st Prize, 2007), Seoul International Piano Competition (4th Prize, 2008), Sydney International Piano Competition (6th Prize, Liszt Prize, 2008), Dublin International Piano Competition (4th Prize, Best Semi-final Prize, 2009), Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition (4th Prize, 2009), Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition (4th Prize, 2011), Cleveland International Piano Competition (3rd Prize, 2011). Additionally, Zuber twice won the Gina Bachauer Piano Competition at the Juilliard School in 2009 and 2010 resulting in a full-tuition scholarship for both years.

Performances
In 1997 at the age of twelve, Zuber made his debut with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with orchestras around the globe including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Korean Symphony Orchestra, the RTE National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland), among many others.

In 2007, Zuber made his New York debut at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall. The performance was reviewed favorably by both the New York Times, and the New York Concert Review. Other performances have taken place at the Kennedy Center, the Sydney Opera House, the Seoul Arts Center, the Mann Auditorium (Tel-Aviv), Severance Hall, the National Concert Hall (Dublin, IR), and in Orchestra Hall (Minnesota).