Natalia Efremova, pianist

OBJECTIVE

To receive a music teaching position at a school that has a strong interest in building community relations, that appreciates the importance of building harmonious minds and attitudes toward life and people through art, and supports a well-rounded musical curriculum that will prepare students for greater musical and artistic challenges.

EDUCATION

2003 - Present	University of Texas - Austin, Austin, Texas. Doctor of Musical Arts, piano performance (degree candidate, 3.8/4.0 GPA).
1994 - 1995	State University of New York - Potsdam, Potsdam, New York. Master of Music, piano performance.
1991 - 1992	Kazakhstan State Conservatory, Alma Aty, Kazakhstan. Graduate study w/qualifications in concert piano duet and teaching.
1982 - 1987	Kyrgyz State Conservatory, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Graduate w/ qualifications in piano performance, chamber ensemble, accompaniment, and pedagogy.
1978 - 1982	Kyrgyz State Musical College, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Honors graduate w/ qualifications in accompaniment and teaching.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2009 - Present	Full time faculty member, Piano Department, Levine School of Music, Washington DC.
1998 - 2009	Natalia Efremova’s Piano Studio: Albuquerque and Los Alamos, NM. Maximum enrollment: 50 students of varying ages and levels. Developed and taught curriculum for ear training, theory, harmony, history, elements of orchestration, musical form, esthetics and philosophy, relationships between the various art forms and literature, and performance; organized summer camps and recitals; prepared students for local, state, regional and international competitions; prepared letters of recommendation for students; hired and managed assistants; managed all financial aspects of the studio.
1982 - Present	Classical Piano Performer: former U.S.S.R, Europe, and U.S.A. Solo, chamber and private accompaniment: more than one hundred-fifty events at concert halls, universities, schools, community centers, and private functions for profit and charities.
2006 - 2007	Accompanist: College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
2006	Accompanist: Western U.S. Horn Symposium, Las Vegas, NV.
2000 - 2006	Community Concert Organizer: Albuquerque and Los Alamos, NM. Identified and contracted artists, planned itineraries, secured performance space, developed marketing materials, hosted concerts.
1999	Accompanist: Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM.
1994 - 1995	Accompanist: Graduate Assistantship, State University of NY at Potsdam, NY.
1990 - 1993	Piano Faculty Member: Kyrgyz State Musical College, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
1987 - 1993	Accompanist: Kyrgyz State Conservatory, String and Choral Conducting Depts. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
1984 - 1992	Piano Teacher: private instruction, Frunze, Kyrgyzstan.
1985 - 1987	Accompanist: Kyrgyz State Conservatory, Opera and Voice Department. Frunze, Kyrgyzstan.
1984 - 1985	Accompanist: Kyrgyz State Opera and Ballet Theater, Frunze, Kyrgyzstan.
1982 - 1984	Piano Teacher: Children's Music School, Frunze, Kyrgyzstan.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Recent conferences: World Piano Pedagogy, TCU/Van Cliburn Teachers, New Mexico MTNA conferences
Student successes in competitions: two honorable mentions and three first prizes in the New Mexico MTNA national competition; Grand prize in the Young Artists Piano Concerto Competition in Albuquerque, NM; Bronze medal in the Four Corners Interstate Piano Competition in Durango, CO; advancement through the preliminary rounds of the Virginia Waring, Russian Music (in San Jose, CA), and Santa Fe international piano competitions. Students have also been accepted to and attended international piano camps in St Petersburg, Russia, Piano Summer at New Paltz, NY, Shandalee Music Festival, NY and at Mannes Keyboard Festival, NYC.
Student academic successes: students have received scholarships to attend the University of New Mexico (full scholarship), University of Texas at Austin (full scholarship) and San Antonio (full scholarship), and Peabody Conservatory (partial scholarship).
Community activities: organized many concerts featuring internationally acclaimed artists; participated in and performed at numerous benefit events; provided free concerts regularly for retirement homes and hospitals
Concert attendance: Frequent attendee of local and internationally acclaimed artist concerts (to include the twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in its entirety)

DIRECTED RESEARCH

My Dissertation is on Alfred Schnittke's Polystylism as reflected in his first Piano Sonata. Other topics I have researched in-depth at the direction of my professors include:

Piano Sonatas of Muzio Clementi (1752 - 1832)
Piano music for children and youth by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) and P.I. Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Piano compositions of Alfred Shchnittke (1934 - 1998)

I also developed an interest and gained experience in orchestral conducting and orchestration; my most significant achievement in this area has been to orchestrate Tchaikovsky’s Grand Sonata for Piano, Op. 37.

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

I have conducted research in books, articles and the Internet in order to develop repertoire within a common theme, compile program notes for mine and my student’s repertoire, and write concert-related articles for the local newspaper.

SELECTED AWARDS

1990	Special Award for Best Performance of Contemporary Music, International Chamber Music Competition for Republics of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
1984	Top Three, Young Musicians' Competitions for Kyrgyz Republic, Frunze, Kyrgyzstan.
1983	First Prize, Rachmaninoff Piano Competition, Frunze, Kyrgyzstan
1980	Top Three, Young Musicians' Competitions for Kyrgyz Republic, Frunze, Kyrgyzstan.

RECENT REPERTOIRE

The following is a list of new repertoire that has been learned and performed over the last six years:

Solo	Chamber
L. V. Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op.110	L. V. Beethoven, Sonata for violin and piano Op. 30 No. 3 in G major
F. Chopin, Four Ballades	L. V. Beethoven, Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op 47 No. 9 in A major (Kreutzer)
M. Clementi, Sonata in C major, Op.34 No. 1	J. Brahms, Sonata for Clarinet (Viola) and Piano, Op. 120 No. 1 in F minor
F. Liszt, Soirees de Vienne: Valse Caprice No. 6	M. Ravel, Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major
M. Mauldin, Russian Souvenirs (premiere)	D. Shostakovich, Sonata for violin and piano, Op. 134
W. A. Mozart, Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332
D. Ninov, Album for the youth (premiere)
S. Prokofiev, Piano Sonata No.3, Op. 27
S. Rachmaninov, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36
R. Schumann, Vienna Carnaval, Op.26
A. Scriabin, Vers la Flamme, Op. 73
A. Scriabin, Sonata No. 10, Op. 70
A. Shchnittke, Improvisation and Fugue
A. Shchnittke, Piano Sonata No.1
P. I. Tchaikovsky, Grand Sonata, Op.37