Natalia Lezedova (pianist, piano teacher) is a graduate of the Musical Faculty of the Russian State Pedagogical University and completed postgraduate studies in “Musical Art” (2012). She also undertook advanced training at the Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory (2013).
She holds the distinction of being a laureate of five international competitions. Among her accolades are two first prizes as a performer-soloist (Saint Petersburg and Moscow, 2012), winner of the Grand-Prix at the “Severnaya Venezia” music festival competition (2012), and first prize laureate as a concertmaster (Music Competition in Performing Arts, Saint Petersburg, 2013).
In recent years, she has organized numerous concerts in Cyprus, most for charitable purposes, and has collaborated with musicians from Russia, Cyprus, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece, France, Germany, and the UK.
Her jury duties have included the 3rd Avaton Young Performers Competition (Cyprus, Limassol, 2016), the S.E. Aphrodite Voice International Competition (Cyprus, 2023, 2024, 2025), the Jean Sibelius Fest Competition (Turku, Finland, 2023), the Musicarte Festival and Competition (Tiggano, Italy 2023, 2024, 2025), and the Island of Stars International Competition (Cyprus, 2025).Natalia Lezedova is the founder and artistic director of the Annual Pancyprian Instrumental Music Youth Festival and Competition “Young Orpheus”, which she has been organizing since 2019.