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About Us

The sound of four hands and two pianos.

A unique piano duo

After performing together for over 15 years Anatoly Zatin and Vlada Vassilieva, pianists of Russian origin and Mexican nationality, developed their own, unique concept of the piano duo as stage genre by creating and performing their own arrangements for piano four-hands and two pianos, besides inspiring their exceptional quality and sophisticated style to the classical repertoire.

They have been named Classical-Contemporary Duo of the year by the 2016 Mexican Music Awards in New York, won the 2018 United States International Duo Piano Competition, obtained Silver Medal at the Global Music Awards twice and were nominated for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for their now iconic two-piano version of El Jarabe Tapatío.

Highlight performances include New York‘s Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall, the Rudolfinum in Prague, Moscow Conservatory, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, music festivals in Europe and Asia.

Duo Petrof is an ensemble in residence at the University of Colima, Mexico

  • A fabulously good duo with an unprecedented virtuosity

    Christo Lelie
    Piano Bulletin
  • Real beauties they were – with a glorious full and rich sound

    Gregory Isaacs
    Theater Jones
  • A demonstration of the high art of four-handed playing

    Johannes Gottwald
    Aachener Nachrichten.

Vlada and Anatoly are proud ambassadors for Petrof Pianos.

HIGHLIGHT PERFORMANCES

Carnegie Hall, New York

Merkin Hall, New York

Rudolfinum, Prague

Shanghai Oriental Art Center, China

Moscow Conservatory, Russia

St Petersburg Musical Spring Festival, Russia

Kulturforum, Berlin

National Arts Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria

Peace Cup International Art Festival, Kyrgyzstan

Bellas Artes Palace, Mexico

AWARDS & HONOURS

2020 Anatoly Zatin and Vlada Vassilieva are named Presidents of the WPTA Piano Duo.

2018 First Prize at the US International Duo Piano Competition (professional category).

2017 Silver Medal at the Global Music Awards.

2016 Nikolai Rubinstein medal awarded by the Moscow Conservatory.

2016 Classical-Contemporary Duo of the year by the Mexican Music Awards in New York.

2016 Nomination to the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for El Jarabe Tapatío.

2015 Silver Medal at the Global Music Awards.

More about Vlada Vassileva

Winner of the 2010 Nadia Reisenberg Award for pianists in New York City; laureate of international piano competitions in the Unites States, Canada, Mexico and Ukraine; a noted soloist and chamber musician, Vlada Vassilieva performs at prestigious concert venues in America, Europe and Asia. Fulbright Garcia-Robles grantee (2008), MM at Mannes College for Music in New York City, BM at the Fine Arts Institute of the University of Colima, Ms. Vassilieva is a full-time faculty member at the Music Department of the University of Colima, and formerly guest faculty at the National Music Conservatory in Mexico. Audience and critics alike appreciate her mature performances, impetuous character and stage presence.

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More about Anatoly Zatin

Composer, pianist and conductor Dr. Anatoly Zatin is winner of international music competitions and frequent performer at the most important music festivals around the globe. He has been awarded the prestigious Mozart Medal in 2015 and the UNICEF Medal of Honour in 1990 for his activities as pianist and conductor. He has toured Sweden, Norway, Deutschland, Finland, England, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Japan, China, Korea, United States of America and Mexico in numerous occasions, performing at many of the world’s most important concert venues. He has recorded for companies such as Melodia in Russia, Azzurra Music in Italy, and Aurora Classical in Japan. Graduated as Doctor of Musical Arts at the San Petersburg’s Conservatory of Music, Dr. Zatin is professor at the University of Colima in Mexico where he was also chairman of the Music Department (2001-2011) and dean of the Fine Arts institute (2011-2016).

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