Natasha Ivanovsky-Perkins, piano teacher and composer Natalia (Natasha) Ivanovsky-Perkins ATCL (Performer) LTCL (Teacher and Performer).

Born in Shanghai of Russian parents, Natasha, with parents and brother, arrived in Australia in 1958 after a year in Hong Kong. Thereafter, she resided in Australia and the USA before settling permanently in Sydney. Natasha became an Australian citizen in 1987.
Natasha commenced her piano studies in China, continued in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu and Sydney.
Her teacher in Los Angeles was Vecheslav Leonidovich Ordynsky who studied with Heinrich Neuhaus, teacher of Svetoslav Richter, Radu Lupu and Emil Gilels.
In Honolulu, she studied with pianist and composer, Peter Caraggio and in Sydney with teachers Isador Goodman and Jean Pollock.

Compositions:

  • Songs of Remembrance Book 1 (Sydney, revised 2010)
  • Songs of Remembrance Book 2 (Sydney, revised 2010)
  • Songs of Remembrance Book 3 (Sydney, 2009)
  • Lyric Pieces (Sydney, 2009)
  • Dances of the East (Sydney, 2009)
  • Fantasia 2010
  • Ballade 2010
  • Dance Suite on Eastern Rhythms 2010
  • Nightfall Pieces 2011
  • Rhapsody 2011

Natasha’s piano music has been inspired by her life experience, meeting all kinds of challenges, obstacles, loves, passions, sorrows, acceptance and nevertheless surviving.

Some pieces from Songs of Remembrance 1, 2, 3 are included in the ANZCA syllabus.

She has also published a book of poems in Russian.

To enqire about or to purchase her work please phone 02 9943 3545 or email natashaivanovsky@gmail.com