Natalya Antonova

Natalya Antonova (Russian: Наталия Антонова) is a Russian pianist and an educator at the Eastman School of Music. At the age of 16 she made her first public appearance with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and then traveled throughout Europe (except for the Balkans and the Mediterranean) where she participated in various music festivals. After 10 years of travels, she returned to Russia and worked as a professor at the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow. Later on, she became a lecturer at the Conservatoire de Paris, Peabody Institute and New England Conservatory following by becoming a faculty member of the Seoul National University. She also served as a jury at the Corpus Christi and both Hilton Head and Gina Bachauer International Piano Competitions. She played Scherzo No. 1 and performed his Preludes as well at the Humboldt State University.