Natalya Antonova made her debut with the Leningrad Philharmonic at the age of 16. She completed her undergraduate through postgraduate studies at the Leningrad Conservatory, where she later served as the youngest faculty member ever to be hired at the Conservatory. As a soloist of two major concert managements, "State Concert" and "Soviet Union Concert", she concertized throughout Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Litva, Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary. She gave solo recitals in Moscow (Tchaikovsky Hall, Conservatory Hall, Gnesin Hall), Berlin, Sofia, Budapest, Leningrad (Philharmonic Hall, Conservatory Hall, State Concert Hall).

After moving to the United States, Ms. Antonova continued her concertizing with recitals in Seoul, Paris, Boston, Buffalo, Houston, Honolulu, Fort Lauderdale, and throughout North and South Carolina and Michigan. She is a sought-after pedagogue and performing artist at music festivals throughout the world including summer festivals in Moscow, Budapest, Halle (Germany), Paris, Seoul, Brevard, and Honolulu. Her master classes gather enthusiastic crowds at such prestigious music schools as Moscow Conservatory, Gnesin Institute, New England Conservatory, Northwestern University, Longy School of Music, and Seoul National University, among others.

Ms. Antonova is a prize winner in the State Competition for Culture and Esthetics, and special prize winner in the State Competition of Young Pianists, Moscow. Her publications include contributions to Russian Academy on Russian piano music of Scriabin, Stravinsky, and Moldavian composers. She served at the Leningrad Conservatory (1971-82); later serving on the faculties of Gnesin Institute of Music, Moscow (1982-93), New England Conservatory (1991-92), Longy School of Music (1991-93), Converse College (1991-93), Brevard Music Festival (1993). Currently Ms. Antonova serves on the piano faculty at the Eastman School of Music.