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Born in Leningrad. She took her first steps in performing the balalaika under the guidance of I. G. Petrov at the music school named after V.V. Andreev, which she graduated from in 1997. She continued her musical education in the class of the concertmaster of the balalaika group of the Andreevsky Orchestra, Honored Artist of Russia A.P. Shchipitsyn, having graduated with honors from the St. Petersburg Music College named after M.P. Mussorgsky (2001) and the St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture (2005). There, from 2006, she studied in graduate school under Professor Yu. G. Yastrebova. In 2003 she was accepted into the prima balalaikas group of the State Academic Russian Orchestra named after V.V.Andreev, and later became the soloist of the group.

Natalia Sapunova is a laureate of international competitions and a member of the Union of Concert Workers of St. Petersburg. She is actively performing in concerts in Russia and abroad.

Natalia Sapunova’s musical performance is closely connected with her scientific research activities. In 2015, she graduated from the Master's program, and in 2019, from the Postgraduate program of the St. Petersburg National Research University ITMO in the specialties «Technical Physics» and «Photonics, Instrumentation, Optical and Biotechnical Systems and Technologies», respectively, under the supervision of Doctor of Technical Sciences, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Professor V.T. Prokopenko. In 2021, she was awarded a double academic degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences and an international degree of Doctor of Philosophy - PhD.

Engaged in interdisciplinary research aimed at studying changes in the psychophysiological state of a person. Currently, her area of interest is related to the study of the clinical foundations of human psychological health at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis (MIP).

Natalia Sapunova is a regular participant in international and all-Russian scientific forums and conferences, and publishes in prestigious scientific journals.