Born into a family of musicians in Novosibirsk, and settling in New Zealand in 1996, Natalia has established herself internationally as a versatile performing artist. Since her debut with the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of seven, Natalia has performed as a soloist with many orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Lord Menuhin, Philharmonia, Singapore Symphony, New Zealand Symphony, Auckland Philharmonia, Christchurch Symphony, Tokyo Royal Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic and numerous others. Natalia has collaborated with many distinguished conductors including Lionel Bringuier, Matthias Bamert, Arvo Volmer, Olari Elts, Vladimir Verbitsky, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Eckehard Stier, Dmitri Slobodenyuk, Vladimir Ashkenazi, Valery Polyansky and Mikhail Gerts.
Following her 1st prize wins at ‘Premio Paganini’ and the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Natalia recorded with pianist Olga Sitkovetsky for Dynamic, Fone, Trust Records and Atoll; with violinist/violist Yuri Zhislin for Naxos and Orchid, with Alexander Karpeyev for Somm Records, and pianists Ivan Martin and Dinara Klinton for Orchid Classics. Her latest album of Schumann, Prokofiev and Szymanowski was chosen byBBC Music Magazine as Chamber Choice of the Month in 2024. October 2024 saw the release of Vierne Piano Quintet on Sony Classical (France).
Natalia has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician in prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Buckingham Palace, the Barbican and Royal Festival Hall. She has performed chamber music with distinguished musicians such as Maxim Vengerov, Gidon Kremer, Paul Meyer, Eric Le Sage, Michael Collins, Emmanuel Pahud, Yuri Bashmet, Ivan Martin, Daishin Kashimoto, Alessio Bax, Claudio Bohorquez, Natalie Clein, Lise Berthaud and Tabea Zimmerman.
A passionate educator, Natalia with her husband Yuri Zhislin, established a concert series in London to enable young musicians to perform as soloists with Camerata Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra. Natalia was appointed Professor of Violin at the Royal College of Music in London in 2010, and The Yehudi Menuhin School in 2024. She currently resides in London.