Natalia van der Mersch
Steurer was born in Essen, Germany. Her musical talent was recognized early on by world-renowned Russian violinist and pedagogue Zakhar Bron. He accepted her into his class at the Lübeck Academy of Music. Then she was invited by the famous Russian violin virtuoso Igor Oistrakh to his newly founded master class at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, where she completed her concert exam with great distinction.

Natalia van der Mersch received multiple awards during her education, including the Parke-Davis Sponsorship Award and the Aalto Award in Essen. She made her concert debut with orchestra performing Antonín Dvořák’s violin concerto with the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra at Nuremberg’s Meistersingerhalle. She has since appeared on national and international concert stages with the Kölner Kammerorchester, the Hamburg Philharmonic and Essen Philharmonic, the Polish Chamber Philharmonic, Orchestre de Chambre National de Toulouse and with the Campus Orchestra Israel.

Natalia has been invited to numerous music festivals including the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, the Rheingau Festival and the Gstaad Music Festival. Her first CD recording was made in 1990 “Zahkar Bron’s Meisterschüler” together with Vadim Repin, Maxim Vengerov and David Garrett followed by “Natalia Steurer” with pianist Alexander Markovich, “Salut d’amour” with pianist Luc Devos, “Liebesfreud” with pianist Eduard Kiprsky and “La Folia” with Natalia Kovalzon.

Natalia van der Mersch, mother of six, lives with her family in Luxemburg.