BIO

Natalia Hatzopoulou, also known as Natalia Hatz, was born on August 3rd of 2000 in Athens Greece. She is an emerging composer as well as a classically trained pianist and cellist.

She began composing in 2010, completing numerous works for piano, chamber ensembles and orchestra.

Since then, she has claimed many distinctions and awards.

In 2022, she was the #1 WINNER of the Oticons Faculty International Film Music Competition and the Grand Prize Winner of UK International Music Competition (Season 2). In 2017, she was the 1st Runner Up in the Marvin Hamlisch Film Scoring Contest, USA (Youth Category) and in 2019-2020, she made it into the TOP 10 finalists in the Oticons Faculty International Film Music Competition

Her collaboration with director Peter Horgan led her to create music for the short film 'Ready to Die' (2019) and his feature film 'How to Rob' (2022).

Her first E.P. 'Chrysalis (Piano Works)', was released in 2020 and showcased her awarded piano compositions. The same year, her orchestral work 'Three Dragons' was performed by the Underground Youth Orchestra at the Benaki Museum.

Her first album 'Natalia Hatz: Forest Quartet', was released in 2021. The piece is a contemporary classical work depicting the different elements of nature through the life cycle of a forest. It was originally performed by L'Anima String Quartet and distributed by Subways Music.

Her latest orchestral work, 'Odyssey' was commissioned by Colorado Springs Youth Symphony to be premiered during their 2022 Greece tour. It was performed at Theatre of Rematia and the Theatre of Olympia.

In 2023, she graduated with High Honors from the University of Athens with a degree in Music Studies and Music Technology. She is currently a masters student studying Scoring for Film, Television and Video Games at Berklee Valencia and working freelance as a composer, making concert music and music for independent films.

FULL CV

EXPERIENCE

AWARDS - DISTINCTIONS

First Prize Composition Award, Aigio Music Festival 2023, for her composition 'Celestial Images (for oboe and piano)'

Grand Prize Winner of UK International Music Competition (2022 Season 2) & First Prize Winner in Advanced Category (Age 18-22) for her orchestral composition 'Odyssey'

Grand Prize Winner in the Oticons Faculty International Film Music Competition in 2022

TOP 10 Finalists in Oticons Faculty International Film Music Competition in 2020 and 2019.

TOP 5 Finalists in the Tenth Fidelio Piano Composition Competition 2019 ( Category 3. Minimal- Experimental- New Age ) for her original piano composition ''Echo''.

1st RUNNER UP in the Marvin Hamlisch Film Scoring Contest –USA (Youth Category) in 2017.

1st Prize Composition Award from X.O.N (Youth Choir & Orchestra Panhellenic Competition) for the original piano composition “Silence” in 2015.

3rd Prize Composition Award from X.O.N (Youth Choir & Orchestra Panhellenic Competition) for the original composition for piano and cello “Transition” in 2015.

EMPLOYMENT

SCREEN COMPOSER ACADEMY - Assistantship, Glyfada, Greece 2023

"Odyssey" - Commission for the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony CSYSA to be premiered during their 2022 Greece tour. The piece was performed in 12th of June at the Theatre of Rematia in collaboration with the Underground Youth Orchestra.

"How to Rob" - Music for the independent feature film directed by Peter Horgan. (2022)

"Ready to Die" - Music for the independent short film directed by Peter Horgan. (2019)

RELEASES

Celestial Images (2024) A contemporary folk-inspired chamber music work depicting three celestial bodies. Performed by Stella Athanasiou (oboe) and Natalia Hatz (piano) and released by Subways Music (2024)

Natalia Hatz: Forest Quartet (2021) A contemporary classical work depicting the different elements of nature through the life cycle of a forest. It was originally performed by L'Anima String Quartet and distributed by Subways Music in 2021.

Chrysalis (Piano Works) (2020) A collection of her award-winning piano compositions.

EDUCATION

BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC,

Valencia Campus

M.A. in Scoring for Film, Television and Video Games

2024-2025

NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS – GREECE

Integrated Master in Music Studies, Specialisation in Music Technology

2018 – 2023

SCREEN COMPOSER ACADEMY

Intensive Summer Program for Media Scoring

Glyfada, Greece

2021, 2022

CONSERVATORY SCHOOL

ERATEION, ATHENS GREECE

Music Theory, Cello, Piano

2012 - 2024

MUSIC SCHOOL OF PALLINI GREECE,

Apolytirion of Lyceum (High School)

High Honors

2012 – 2018

DIPLOMAS

DipABRSM Piano - Diploma
ABRSM Grade 8 Cello - Distinction
ABRSM Grade 8 Music Theory

Conservatory Diploma for Cello - Distinction
Conservatory Degree for Piano - Distinction
Conservatory Degree for Harmony - Distinction

PERFORMANCES

Currently, member of the Underground Youth Orchestra in Athens, as a cellist, since 2015.

Participated in collaboratory concerts of the Julius Stern Berlin Orchestra and the Underground Youth Orchestra in Athens and Berlin in 2018 & 2019

Has participated in El Sistema Greece, International Youth Orchestra and performed at the Odeon of Herodes in Athens 2017.

Composed and performed original pieces of music for piano and orchestra at the French Institute of Athens in 2017.

Has conducted and arranged pieces for choir and orchestra, performed by the Symphonic Orchestra of the Music School of Pallini in 2016-2018.