
Praised by critics for “a formidable technique, delicacy, and exquisite sensitivity“, pianist Natalia Kucháeva has won prizes in competitions such as the Anton Rubinstein in Paris, the José Iturbi (Valencia), the Alexandr Scriabin in Grosetto (Italy), and the Ettlingen and Pianale (Germany). She studied at the Music School affiliated with the P. I. Tchaikovsky State Conservatory in Moscow, the Gnessin Academy, and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Switzerland), studying with Vladimir Tropp and Konstantin Lifschitz.
She recently completed the “Victoria de los Ángeles“ Lied Master’s program at ESMUC in Barcelona, graduating with Highest Honors. For 10 years she served as a repetiteur for the opera at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, and has performed in festivals and concerts at the Bienal de Flamenco 2020 (Seville), Rafael Orozco Festival (Córdoba), Otoño Clásico Festival (Lisbon), Bösendorfer Hall (Switzerland), the Steingräber Haus (Germany), Teatro Petruzelli (Italy), Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Auditorio de Tenerife, Bolshoi Hall (Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow), and Act City Concert Hall (Japan). She also forms a piano duo with Jorge Lechado.
Among her performances, a highlight is the concert at the International Federico García Lorca Poetry Prize ceremony at the Manuel de Falla Auditorium in Granada, attended by the Princes of Asturias. She is a guest professor at the Galamian International Academy in Málaga, where she teaches the Brainin Method: “Development of Musical Intellect“.
From 2022 to 2025 she was a repertoire professor in the “Alfredo Kraus“ Voice Chair at the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid. Since September 2025, she has been teaching as a professor at the Málaga Conservatory of Music.