Louisiana College 2008 Music Camp

Faculty

Ms. Katerina Zaitseva

Native of Moscow, Russia, Katerina Zaitseva has performed in the United States, Germany, Luxembourg, France, South Korea, and Russia including appearances in Moscow State Conservatory Hall (Moscow, Russia), John F. Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.), and Steinway Hall (Dallas, Texas). Her orchestral appearances include performances with the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, Meadows Symphony Orchestra, the Northeast Arkansas Symphony, Lewisville Lake Symphony, and Rapides Symphony Orchestra. In March 2001, she was privileged to play for the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, at the opening of the new Meadows Museum of Arts in Dallas.

In addition to solo recitals, Katerina Zaitseva performs extensively in piano duo with Nikita Fitenko. Hailed by critics for their "superlative sound, superlative interpretation, and superlative pianism…" (European Piano Teachers Association Journal: July 2006), the duo has performed worldwide with most recent appearances at Nancyphonies Music Festival (Nancy, France), Berkeley University (California, USA), Schmallenberg Chamber Music Festival (Germany), Ettlebruck Conservatory (Luxembourg), as well as at Seocho District Hall and Yonsei, Chung-Ang, and Baekseok Universities in their recent tour of South Korea. In May 2005 the Fitenko-Zaitseva duo recorded their first CD on the Classical Records label featuring works for piano four hands by Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.

Ms. Zaitseva received her Master of Music in piano performance from the Southern Methodist University, where she studied with a world-renowned pianist Joaquin Achucarro. She also holds her Bachelor of Music degree magna cum laude from the University of North Texas, where she studied with Dr. Pamela Paul, and Diploma from the Music School affiliated with the Moscow State Conservatory in Russia.

Katerina Zaitseva is a winner of numerous competitions and awards including the MTNA Competition, SMU Concerto Competition, Von Mickwitz Prize in Piano, as well as the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award.

Currently on the faculty of Louisiana College, Katerina Zaitseva has previously taught at the Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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