Praised by critics as "a diva of the piano" (The Salt Lake City Tribune), "a mesmerizing risk-taker" (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland), and "simply spectacular" (International Music Foundation Website, Chicago), dynamic Ukrainian-American pianist Marina Lomazov has established herself as one of the most passionate and charismatic performers on the concert scene today. Her performances in North and South Americas, Europe, Japan, and Russia have prompted several reviewers to call her "one of the best young pianists in America today".

Ms. Lomazov has been awarded top prizes in several of the world's major piano competitions including Cleveland (Silver Medal), Gina Bachauer (Outstanding Female Performer), William Kapell (Carmen Sasmore Prize) and Hilton Head (First Prize). She has appeared with the Boston Pops, Rochester Philharmonic, Graz Hochschulorchester, Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Missouri Chamber Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic, and Spokane Symphony Orchestra, to name a few. She has performed in Weill Hall, Merkin Hall, Steinway Hall, and Rockefeller University (New York City), Symphony Hall and Steinert Hall (Boston), Abravenel Hall (Utah), Lyon de Opera (France), Theatro Sao Pedro (Brazil).

Before immigrating to the United States in 1990, Marina studied at the Kiev Conservatory, where she became the youngest First Prize winner of the All-Kiev Piano Competition. Dr. Lomazov holds degrees from The Juilliard School and the Eastman School of Music, the latter granting her the highly coveted Artist’s Certificate – an honor the institution has not bestowed upon a pianist for nearly two decades. Her principal teachers include Natalya Antonova, Barry Snyder, and Jerome Lowenthal.

Ms. Lomazov is a frequent guest artist at music festivals in the US and abroad including Moulin d’Andé Arts Festival in France, the Chautauqua Music Festival (NY), the Northwest Piano Festival (OR), the Wassermann Piano Festival (UT), and the Grand Teton Music Festival (WY). From 2003 to 2005 Ms. Lomazov served on the artist faculty of the Brevard Music Center.  She has been featured on the "Bravo" Canada cable channel, and her live performances are broadcast regularly on public radio stations including such programs as NPR's “Performance Today”, "Young Artist Showcase” on New York’s WQXR, “Morning pro musica” and "Classics in the Morning " on Boston’s WGBH, Dame Myra Hess concert series on Chicago’s WFMT.

Currently Ms. Lomazov is an Assistant Professor of Piano on the faculty at the University of South Carolina School of Music, where she is also the Artistic Director of the Southeastern Piano Festival.

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