{"id":311709,"name":"kzaitseva","url":"","description":"<p>Praised by <em>Fanfare <\/em>magazine for her \u201cimaginative and colorful interpretive approach,\u201d <strong>Katerina Zaitseva<\/strong> has performed in the United States, Germany, Luxemburg, France, Italy, Portugal, South Korea, Japan, China, and Russia. She has appeared at major venues including the Moscow State Conservatory Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center\u2019s Millennium Stage, the National Gallery of Art, Yamaha Hall in New York, and the Meadows Museum of Art in Dallas, with Juan Carlos II of Spain in attendance.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Ms. Zaitseva has performed as soloist with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dallas Chamber Orchestra, Meadows Symphony Orchestra, and Corvallis Symphony, among others. Her seven critically acclaimed CD recordings released by the <em>Classical Records<\/em> label have been praised in <em>Fanfare<\/em>, <em>American Record Guide<\/em>, <em>International Piano<\/em>, and the <em>European Piano Teachers Association Journal<\/em>. Her recent solo engagements include live-streamed recitals at the Southern Oregon University, the Russian Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., the Barletta Piano Festival in Italy, and Chetham\u2019s Summer Piano Festival in Manchester, UK.<\/p>\r\n<p>Katerina also performs extensively in piano duo with Nikita Fitenko. Hailed for their \u201csuperlative sound, superlative interpretation, and superlative pianism\u201d (<em>European Piano Teachers Association Journal<\/em>), the duo has appeared worldwide, with recent performances at the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), Ginza Yamaha Hall (Tokyo), Munetsugu Hall (Nagoya), Harbin Conservatory (China), the University of Florida Young Pianists Festival, the Moscow State Conservatory Hall, the Nancyphonies Music Festival (France), and the Madeira Music Festival (Portugal). Their critically acclaimed CDs featuring works for piano four hands by Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms and works for two pianos by Sergei Rachmaninov have been released internationally by the <em>Classical Records<\/em> label and are available through Amazon &amp; iTunes.<\/p>\r\n<p>Katerina Zaitseva is currently on the piano faculty at the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C. She previously served as Artist-in-Residence at Louisiana College and as Coordinator of Class Piano at the University of Maryland. Her students have been prizewinners in state and national competitions. She has presented master classes at Chetham\u2019s Summer School and Piano Festival (Manchester, UK), the University of Florida Young Pianists Festival, the University of Maryland, Showa University (Tokyo), and Han Yang University (Seoul). Katerina has also served on juries of the Scriabin International Piano Competition (Grosseto, Italy), the Schubert International Piano and Chamber Music Competition (San Cristoforo, Italy), the Hanley Memorial Piano Competition (University of Louisiana, Lafayette), as well as annual state competitions in Maryland and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dr. Zaitseva holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland, a Master of Music from Southern Methodist University, a Bachelor of Music from the University of North Texas, and a Diploma from the Music School of the Moscow State Conservatory. 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