Steinway Artist Zoya Shuhatovich received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from the Gorky State Conservatory, Russia, with the highly regarded pianist and teacher Ilia Fridman, a pupil of the legendary piano teacher, Heinrich Neuhaus.

  The same year after her graduation with distinction she was appointed to the faculty of the Gorky State Conservatory. Since then she has made several highly successful tours across the former Soviet Union, Europe both as soloist with orchestras as well as in recitals and chamber music concerts. She was also frequently featured in radio and television broadcasts. 

Ms. Shuhatovich immigrated to the United States in 1993. The following year she started working at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston where she served until 2001. She has a very active concert life, appears with orchestras and solo recitals throughout the US, France, UK, Germany, Russia, Poland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. She made her New York debut in 1998, where she was invited to open the Chopin Festival with a solo recital. Since then she has performed in New York regularly. In April 2002 she performed for President Bill Clinton. In July 2005 Ms. Shuhatovich performed a private recital for the members of the Spanish Royal Family. Her recitals are frequently transmitted on National Public Radio, Sirius™ Satellite Radio, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

In addition to the above, Zoya Shuhatovich has participated in the following major music festivals: Warsaw Autumn, Texas Music Festival, Shostakovich Festival, Bravo! Festival, Ramapo College Summer Festival, Neuhaus Piano Festival, Germany.

 Another important feature in her work is chamber music. She collaborates with artists such as Laszlo Varga, Yair Kless, Boris Garlitsky, Emmanuel Borok, St. Petersburg String Quartet and many others.

She has joined the distinguished ranks of Steinway Artists in 2007.

Artists and critics have expressed a consensus related to Zoya Shuhatovich’s outstanding pianistic qualities and all have acclaimed her musical intelligence, beauty of tone, as well as her technical skills which define her as a uniquely sensitive virtuoso performer. In December 2010 Ms. Shuhatovich made her London, UK debut at the prestigious St. Martin-in-the-Fields Concert Series and was invited to come back next season.

New York Concert Review, Spring 2009:

“Ms Shuhatovich showed herself to be a commanding force at the keyboard as well as engaging personality speaking from the stage. Beautifully shaped singing phrases and drama galore characterize this pianist… It was much to admire in every work this pianist played”.

 

Volks Blatt newspaper, Liechtenstein:

Klavierabend der Superlative, 10, May 2007:

"...Zoya Shuhatovich ist eine Pianistin der Sonderklasse...russiscen Meistern ordnet sie die selbstverständliche brillante Technik ihrem untrüglichen Empfinden flir die "slawiche Seele" und deren Tonkunst unter."

 

Moscow newspaper “Culture“ (2002)

Virtuoso pianist with freedom and imagination, with natural beauty of singing phrases… sense of color, rich sonority, lyricism…

 

Greater New York Council of the Chopin Foundation: “Polonaise Magazine”:

 “…powerful performance of Zoya Shuhatovich…..great pianist from Russia”

 

Ostsee Zeitung, May 2008, Germany:

“She has temperament, warmth, command of the instrument, and a big, singing sound…… She is a first rate musician… she is dazzling audiences with her musical skills and her charms…”

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