bio








Anastasia Kitaev,

Nationally Certified Teacher of Music,

a member of OMTA since 2010,

has 20 years of experience teaching piano and music theory.


Education

  • Podolsk Music School #1
  • Moscow Regional College of Arts (major in piano performing)
  • Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow

Anastasia Kitaev was born in Podolsk, Russia, to a family of music teachers. Her father was a choir conductor and a principal of Podolsk Music School #1, where her mother also taught piano.


Anastasia started her music education at age five and continuously participated in musical and cultural events, including annual “Young Talents” competitions, where she won multiple awards, earning prizes for 1st and 2nd place in 1988 and 1999.


Her outstanding talent led her to be one of the few selected to take part in the "A. Karamanov International Music Competition" in Simpheropol, Russia. In 2003, she won 3rd place at the “Competition of Russian Music” at Klin, where P. Tchaikovsky had lived and worked during the last years of his life.


In 2007, Anastasia and her husband, Andrei Kitaev, internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, moved to Oregon. They both teach piano and hold regular house concerts at their home in Lake Oswego.


She continues to give highly successful performances in many venues in the area. Anastasia has a busy calendar teaching; however, she also accommodates her listeners’ requests for private and public concerts. You may contact her by phone or email.



Awards







listen to anastasia





Clair De Lune (From Suite Bergamasque)



Etude No. 3 \"Un Sospiro\" From The Three Concert Etudes



Rachmaninov Etudes Tableaux Op.39 No.1 in C Minor



Testimonials





Jeff Frkonja

Portland, Oregon




October 19, 2020



To whom it may concern,


I’m writing to enthusiastically recommend Ms. Anastasia Kitaev as a piano teacher.


Our daughter studied with Anastasia during her early high school years. Since our family moved several times our daughter was taught by six different piano teachers and we can unequivocally state that Anastasia was the best teacher she had.


Anastasia’s teaching combines a commitment to technical rigor with a search for each student’s own artistic expression. Gold medals at recitals and excellent scores on the piano syllabus are evidence from our daughter of the success of Anastasia’s approach. I would add that while Anastasia sets clear expectations for hard work and excellence, she is also compassionate in understanding that kids are human and have multiple facets to their lives.


Having heard her perform I can also state that Anastasia is a consummate musician in her own right.



Sincerely,

Jeff Frkonja





[email protected].
971.825. 4893