2025 Conference

The 2025 SDMTA Conference will be held November 6-8 at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. This year’s conference will feature guest artists the St. Croix Duo. Made up of pianist Ivan Konev and violinist Natalia Moiseeva, St. Croix Duo will present a recital on Friday evening co-presented by SDSU’s University Chamber Music Series. They will also teach masterclasses on Thursday afternoon.

Pianist Ivan Konev was born in Ukraine and educated in Moscow, where he completed his bachelor's degree in piano performance from the Music College affiliated with the Moscow Conservatory and master's degree in piano performance from Gnessin’s Music Academy. Konev holds a doctoral degree in piano performance from the University of Minnesota and currently serves as a professor of piano at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls.

Natalia Moiseeva holds B.M. and M.M. degrees in violin performance from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia, and a DMA degree in violin performance from the University of Minnesota, where she studied with professor Sally O’Reilly. She regularly performs with the Minnesota Orchestra and Minnesota Opera and teaches violin at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Here is the preliminary schedule:

• Afternoon Masterclasses and Workshops
• Evening Recital featuring SDMTA Member Artists

• Competitions
• SDMTA Board Meeting
• Guest Artist Recital

• Competitions
• Member Lunch and Membership Meeting