Natalia Trull |

Natalia Trull

Natalia Trull – laureate of international competitions in Belgrade (Yugoslavia, 1983, 1986st prize), them. P. I. Tchaikovsky (Moscow, 1993, II prize), Monte Carlo (Monaco, 2002, Grand Prix). Honored Artist of Russia (XNUMX), professor at the Moscow Conservatory.

In the “competition” of performers, the championship still belongs to men, although the times when women were ordered to enter the open concert stage are long gone. Equality of opportunity established. But…

“If we consider the technical difficulties that have to be overcome,” says Natalia Trull, “it is much less convenient for a woman to play the piano than for a man. Not to mention the fact that the life of a concert artist is not well suited for women. The history of instrumental performance does not seem to be in favor of the female gender. However, there was such a great pianist as Maria Veniaminovna Yudina. Among our contemporaries there are also many outstanding pianists, for example. Martha Argerich or Eliso Virsaladze. This gives me confidence that even “insurmountable” difficulties are just a stage. A stage that requires maximum tension of emotional and physical strength … “

It seems that this is how Natalia Trull lives and works. Her artistic career slowly developed. Without fuss – studying at the Moscow Conservatory with Y. I. Zak, then with M. S. Voskresensky, who played a particularly significant role in the creative development of the young pianist. Finally, an assistant-internship at the Leningrad Conservatory under the guidance of Professor T. P. Kravchenko. And she entered the competitive path, by today’s standards, at a fairly mature age, becoming the winner of the competition in Belgrade in 1983. However, the competition named after P. I. Tchaikovsky in 1986 brought her special success. Here she did not become the owner of the highest award, sharing the second prize with I. Plotnikova. More importantly, the audience’s sympathies turned out to be on the artist’s side, and they grew from tour to tour. In each of them, the pianist demonstrated both an excellent understanding of the classics, and an inner penetration into the world of romance, and an understanding of the laws of modern music. Quite a harmonious gift …

“Trull,” said Professor S. L. Dorensky, “every phrase, every detail is verified, and in the general plan there is always a precisely developed and consistently executed artistic plan.” With this prudence in her game, there is always a captivating sincerity of playing music. And the audience felt it when they “cheered” for her.

Not without reason, shortly after the Moscow competition, Trull admitted: “The audience, the listener is a very big inspiring force, and an artist simply needs a sense of respect for his audience. Maybe that’s why, the more responsible the concert, the more successfully I play, in my opinion. And although before entering the stage you are incredibly nervous when you sit down at the instrument, the fear is gone. All that remains is a feeling of excitement and emotional uplift, which undoubtedly help. These words are worth paying attention to novice artists.

Natalia Trull has performed with almost all leading Russian orchestras, as well as with well-known foreign ensembles: the London Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra (Zurich, Switzerland), the Monte Carlo Symphony Orchestras, Santiago, Chile, etc.

She has collaborated with such conductors as G. Rozhdestvensky, V. Sinaisky, Yu. Temirkanov, I. Shpiller, V. Fedoseev, A. Lazarev, Yu. Simonov, A. Katz, E. Klas, A. Dmitriev, R. Leppard. Concert performances by Natalia Trull were successfully held in the halls “Gaveau” (Paris), “Tonhalle” (Zurich), in many halls in Germany, France, Portugal, USA, Great Britain, Japan, Chile. Recent performances – AOI Hall (Shizuoka, Japan, February 2007, recital), concert tour with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Y. Simonov (Slovenia, Croatia, April 2007).

Trull began her teaching career in 1981 at the Leningrad Conservatory as an assistant to Professor T. P. Kravchenko.

In 1984 she received her own class at the Leningrad Conservatory. In the same period, she combined work at the conservatory with work at the Secondary Special Music School at the Leningrad Conservatory as a special piano teacher.

In 1988 she moved to Moscow and began working at the Moscow Conservatory as an assistant to Professor M. S. Voskresensky. Since 1995 – Associate Professor, since 2004 – Professor of the Department of Special Piano (since 2007 – at the Department of Special Piano under the guidance of Professor V.V. Gornostaeva).

Regularly conducts master classes in Russia: Novgorod, Yaroslavl, St. Petersburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, etc. Since the early 1990s, he has annually participated in summer master courses at Tokyo Musashino University, and also regularly conducts master classes in Shizuoka (Japan). ). She repeatedly participated in the work of the summer seminar in Los Angeles (USA), gave master classes at the Music Academy in Karlsruhe (Germany), as well as in music universities in Georgia, Serbia, Croatia, Brazil and Chile.

Participated in the work of the jury of international piano competitions: Varallo-Valsesia (Italy, 1996, 1999), Pavia (Italy, 1997), im. Viana da Motta (Macau, 1999), Belgrade (Yugoslavia, 1998, 2003), Spanish Composers (Spain, 2004), im. Francis Poulenc (France, 2006).