[1] While still a student under Yakov Zak, Zaritskaya won second prize at the 1960 VI International Chopin Piano Competition, coming less than 1 point behind the eventual winner - Maurizio Pollini.

[2] For many years, Zaritskaya only performed within the Soviet Union, appearing with the country's best orchestras and conductors, including Kirill Kondrashin, Rudolf Barshai and Natan Rakhlin.

[3] In 1972, Zaritskaya emigrated to Israel, binding her professional careers – both as a performer and teacher – with the Rubin Academy of Music.

Her students include Danny Driver,[4] Eytan Pessen,Charles Owen, Wu Qian[5] and Alba Ventura.

[6] Zaritskaya was married to violinist and current fellow and professor of the Royal College of Music, Dr. Felix Andrievsky.