Celebrated pianist and Eastman School of Music professor Natalya Antonova will present an all-Chopin recital on Friday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College.
She will also present a master class on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 1:30 p.m. in Ice Auditorium featuring advanced piano students from studios across Oregon.
Antonova made her debut with the Leningrad Philharmonic at age 16. As a soloist of two major concert managements, “State Concert” and “Soviet Union Concert,” she performed in Russia, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Ukraine, Armenia, Byelorussia, and other countries including Germany, France, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and South Korea.
When she accepted an invitation from the Leningrad Conservatory, she became the youngest professor appointed for this position in the history of the school. After 10 years, she accepted a position of professor of piano in the Russian Academy of Music in Moscow (formerly the Gnessin Institute of Music).
Antonova has given hundreds of master classes and lectures throughout the world, including at the Moscow Academy of Music, Paris Conservatory, Budapest Conservatory, Peabody Conservatory, New England Conservatory and Seoul National University. She has participated in numerous international festivals in Hungary, Germany, South Korea, The United States, Russia and others. Each summer she conducts piano classes at the International Festival in Paris, France. She has judged numerous competitions such as the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition in Utah, Corpus Christi International Competition in Texas, Sibelius International Competition in Ohio, Hilton Head International Competition and Missouri International Competition.
The concert and master class are free and open to the public, and sponsored by The Lacroute Arts Series. The Lacroute Arts Series at Linfield College is made possible by the generosity of Ronni Lacroute, Linfield College trustee and arts benefactor. The series, sponsored by the Lacroute Arts Fund at Linfield College, is dedicated to helping the college present art events and activities for the campus and community. It provides programs featuring artists in the areas of music, art and visual culture, and theatre and communication arts.
For more information, contact the Linfield Music Department, 503-883-2275 or visit www.linfield.edu/arts.
