Nataly Grines

Famous Russian pianist Nataly Grines began her professional career with Evgeny Brakhman in Nizhny Novgorod, where they played their first duo concert at the age of 8. Nataly and Evgeny both graduated from the Glinka National Conservatoire in Nizhny Novgorod. They are active as concert artists as well as being piano and chamber music professors. In 2017 they were on tour in Taiwan, performing the Concerto for two pianos by Poulenc, together with Taiwan Soloists Symphony Orchestra, in major halls, including at the Taipei National Concert Hall.

Nataly Grines plays in various chamber ensembles. Her chamber partners are violinists Sergei Ostrovsky, Alena Baeva, Daniel Lozacovitj, Vladimir Ivanov, Ilya Gaisin, Elena Korzhenevich; violist Daniil Grishin; cellists Evgeny Rumyantsev, Anastasya Kobeikina; clarinetists Igor Fedorov and Valentin Urupin; pianists Alexei Lubimov, Igor Zhukov, Evgeny Brakhman and others.

She has performed on tours in different cities of Russia, including concerts at the Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory and Bolshoi Theatre, and abroad (Italy, Spain, Austria, Bosnia, USA, Taiwan, South Africa). In 2016 she took part in Solsona Music Festival and Academy (Spain), where she performed in more than 10 concerts, with different programs, over two weeks.

Performing in piano duo with her sister Olga Grines, she received special awards named after Tatiana Gaidamovich at the Taneev international chamber music competition. The duo Grines took part in many major festivals in Russia, including Moscow and Saint Petersburg conservatoires. Nataly was awarded a diploma of the best accompanist at the XIII Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow.