Natalia Troull began studying piano in her native St. Peterburg. She later moved to Moscow
where she graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. Among her teachers were professors Y. Zak,
M. Voskresensky and T. Kravchenko.
Her performance career was launched when she won first prize at the Belgrade International
Piano Competition in 1983. However, the biggest success came in 1986 she won the silver medal at
the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition. The public was swept off its feet by her
interpretation of composers such as Schubert and Stravinsky. Her “Petroushka” suite left an
everlasting impression on the public and critics alike.
In 1993, Natalia Troull was awarded the Grand Prix at the Piano Masters Competition in
Monte-Carlo (where only winners of international competitions are accepted as participants).
Natalia Troull’s complete control and fantastic virtuosity place her in a class of her own, and
she is in great demand as a performer all over the world. Among the distinguished orchestras with
whom she has performed are the London Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de Monte-Carlo, Tonhalle Symphony Orchestra
and all of the major Russian Symphony Orchestras.
Natalia Troull has also played with such conductors as Raphael Frubeck de Burgos,
Raymond Leppard, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Eri Klas, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Vassily Sinaisky,
Yuri Temirkanov and many others.
Her repertoire includes over 50 concertos, of which the Tchaikovsky concerto has proved to
be the most popular, the pianist having performed the work on over one hundred occasions in the
world’s leading concert halls. Her most brilliant performances of the Tchaikovsky concerto were in
Hollywood Bowl under Eri Klas and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and in Suntory Hall
with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Koizumi Kazuhiro (1998-99 season).
Natalia’s performances today are remarkable for her total absorption in the music her
unique stage presence and technical mastery in presenting a wide repertoire of works.
Natalia Troull is frequently invited to teach to the U.S.A., Japan, Italy, Germany and South
America. She is Professor at the Moscow Tchaikovky Concervatory. She is permanently a jury
member of many international piano competitions.