Natasha Peremski

With her consistently striking and dynamic performances, 24-year-old pianist Natasha Paremski reveals astounding virtuosity and voracious interpretive abilities. She continues to generate excitement from all corners as she wins over audiences with her musical sensibility and flawless technique.In September 2010, Natasha was awarded the Classical Recording Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year, and will release her debut recital album this year. In the 2011-12 season, she will perform with major orchestras in the United States including the Alabama Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Nashville Symphony, and Virginia Symphony.In the 2010-11 season Natasha toured extensively in the United Kingdom, appearing with the Bournemouth Symphony, Tonkünstler Orchestra, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In North America, she appeared with orchestras including the Toronto Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, and Berkeley Symphony, as well as making her debut on the Harriman Jewell recital series in Kansas City.

In summer 2011 Natasha toured in Latvia and Austria with Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica, performing Chopin Piano Concerto Nos. 1 and 2. They performed at 30th Anniversary and final Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus, of which Gidon Kremer served as Artistic Director. Her past appearances include performances with the with the San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony, Houston Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, Dallas Symphony, New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. She has also given recitals at London’s Wigmore Hall, the Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, the Schloss Elmau and Verbier festivals, and on the Rising Stars Series of Gilmore and Ravinia.With a strong focus on new music, Natasha’s growing repertoire reflects an artistic maturity beyond her years. In the 2010-11 season, she played the world premiere of a sonata written for her by Gabriel Kahane, which will also be included on her upcoming album. At the suggestion of John Corigliano, she brought her insight and depth to his Piano Concerto with the Colorado Symphony in the 2007-2008 season, both on subscription and in a featured concert at the National Performing Arts Convention in June 2008. In recital, she has played several pieces by Fred Hersch. Natasha has also performed Rubinstein’s Fourth Piano Concerto in the US and Europe in past seasons to great acclaim.Natasha also continues to extend her performance activity and range beyond the traditional concert hall.

In December 2008, she was the featured pianist in choreographer Benjamin Millepied’s Danse Concertantes at New York’s Joyce Theater. She was featured in a major two-part film for BBC Television on the life and work of Tchaikovsky, shot on location in St. Petersburg, performing excerpts from Tchaikovsky's first piano concerto and other works.