Hailed by the Fanfare magazine as a pianist with "imaginative and colorful interpretive approach", Katerina Zaitseva has performed in the United States, Germany, Luxemburg, France, Portugal, South Korea, Japan, and Russia including concert appearances at the Moscow State Conservatory Hall (Moscow, Russia), John F. Kennedy Center, National Gallery of Art (Washington D.C.), Yamaha Hall (NYC), Steinway Hall (Dallas, Texas), and many European festivals. In 2001 she was privileged to play for the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, at the opening of the Meadows Museum of Arts in Dallas. Ms. Zaitseva has been featured as soloist with orchestras including the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dallas Chamber Orchestra, Meadows Symphony Orchestra, Corvallis Symphony, Lewisville Lake Symphony, and Rapides Symphony Orchestra among others. She has recorded several CDs for the Classical Records label in Moscow, Russia, including critically acclaimed recording featuring works for piano four hands by Schumann and Brahms with pianist Nikita Fitenko; Glazunov's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra; and Trios by Beethoven, Kuhlau, and Donizetti with flutist Dennette McDermott and bassoonist Douglas Bakenhus.
Currently, Katerina Zaitseva is on the faculty of the Levine School of Music and the International School of Music in Washington, D.C. Prior to that she was a full time piano faculty and Artist in Residence at Louisiana College. In addition to performing and teaching, she is also the Executive Director of the Washington International Piano Festival held annually at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Katerina is a winner of national competitions and awards including the MTNA Competition, SMU Concerto Competition, Von Mickwitz Prize in Piano, as well as the University of North Texas Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award among others. She holds her Master of Music degree from the Southern Methodist University, the Bachelor of Music degree magna cum laude from the University of North Texas, and Diploma from the Music School affiliated with the Moscow State Conservatory in Russia. Her principal teachers include Joaquin Achucarro, Pamela Mia Paul, and Marina Prozorova.