Adjunct Instructor of Piano
Mary Voutsas is a pianist, arranger, researcher, and educator based in the Washington, D.C., area. A PETROF Artist and Virginia Touring Artist, she teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University. Voutsas earned her undergraduate degree studying with Yuliya Gorenman and her master’s and doctoral degrees from The Catholic University of America, where she studied with Nikita Fitenko.
Dr. Voutsas has performed at the Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art, and Hirshhorn Museum. She has delivered lectures and recitals for the Harvard Hellenic Center, Sacramento State, Santa Clara State, and other universities. Voutsas serves as Artist-in-Residence for the World Bank Interlude Series. Her international engagements include performances in Greece, where she presented Bach’s Goldberg Variations in Busoni’s transcription, and appearances at diplomatic and cultural institutions. Other highlights include the closing celebration of the 75th NATO Summit and Warner Bros. Discovery’s 2024 Paris Olympics launch.
Voutsas performs regularly solo and with Salon Trio alongside clarinetist Robert DiLutis and saxophonist Noah Getz. She has also performed with the Richmond Symphony, the Peabody Chamber Orchestra, and members of the National Symphony Orchestra. A winner of international competitions, she received the Silver Prize in the Carles & Sofia Piano Competition and has earned additional recognition as both a soloist and chamber musician.
Her research explores Hellenic music, piano pedagogy, and twentieth-century performance practice, including the music of Manos Hadjidakis and George Crumb’s sketchbooks. She arranges music for piano duo and chamber ensembles, expanding the repertoire available to these combinations. Her recordings and recital project, Gods & Dances, highlight modern Greek composers and music shaped by wartime experience and resistance to fascism.
Voutsas serves on the boards of the Washington International Piano Festival and the Northern Virginia Music Teachers Association. Her teaching encompasses applied piano, music theory, musicianship, and collaborative performance.