Natalia PONOMARCHUK
Natalia Ponomarchuk is a distinguished Ukrainian conductor, celebrated for her artistic depth, interpretative clarity, and commitment to both classical masterworks and contemporary music. She is the Principal Conductor of the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, bringing a distinctive artistic vision and dynamic leadership to the orchestra.
A diploma winner of the II International Prokofiev Competition (1996, Saint Petersburg) and Second Prize Laureate of the Stefan Turchak National Conducting Competition (1998, Kyiv), she was awarded the honorary title of Merited Art Worker of Ukraine in 2001.
Natalia graduated from the R. M. Glière Kyiv State Music College, where she studied domra in the Orchestral Department under Viktoriia Kozachkova-Vasylieva, and the National Music Academy of Ukraine, specializing in opera and symphonic conducting with. Prof. Allin Vlasenko.
Throughout her career, Natalia held positions as Resident Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Resident Conductor of Kyiv Camerata, Principal Conductor of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Dnipro Philharmonic of Ukraine, and Resident Conductor of the Ukrainian National Radio.
Since February 2024, she is represented by IMG Artists (London) as a conducting artist, expanding her international collaborations.
Natalia has conducted leading orchestras worldwide, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra (UK), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Germany), Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (USA), Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado do Espírito Santo (Brazil), the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra (Turkey), the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra (Greece), Chongqing Symphony Orchestra (China), the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, and Sinfonietta Rīga (Latvia), as well as major orchestras across Ukraine.
She has collaborated with acclaimed soloists and singers, including sopranos Inna Halatenko and Tetiana Chaika; mezzo-soprano Anastasiia Polishchuk; violinists Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Benjamin Schmid, Valeriy Sokolov, and many others; cellists Oleksandr Kniazev and László Fenyő; trumpeters Otto Sauter and Sergei Nakariakov; harpist Çağatay Akyol; and pianists including Katia Skanavi, Lukáš Vondráček, and Vadym Rudenko.
Her performances have taken place in world-renowned concert halls and opera houses, including Teatro Real, Auditorio Nacional de Música, and Teatro de la Zarzuela (Madrid, Spain); Teatro Colón da Coruña (Galicia, Spain); Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Valencia, Spain); Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall (Bilbao, Spain); Kursaal Congress Centre and Auditorium (San Sebastián, Spain); Auditorio de Galicia (Santiago de Compostela, Spain); Teatro Monumental (Lisbon, Portugal); Casa da Música (Porto, Portugal); Queen Elizabeth Hall (London, UK); Brighton Dome (Brighton, UK); Saffron Hall (Saffron Walden, UK); Sala Verdi del Conservatorio di Milano (Italy); Sala Kongresowa (Warsaw, Poland); Thessaloniki Concert Hall (Greece); and the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall and Choir Buildings and Bilkent Concert Hall (Turkey), among others.
The conductor’s repertoire spans a wide range of symphonic and chamber works, with a particular dedication to Ukrainian composers, including Valentyn Silvestrov, Yevhen Stankovych, Victoria Poleva, Hanna Havrylets, Alla Zagaykevych, and Svyatoslav Lunyov.
Natalia has made numerous recordings released in Ukraine and internationally, further contributing to the promotion of both classical and contemporary music.