She has performed at the Concertgebouw and at the Berlin Philharmonic and has collaborated with leading artists and conductors such as Vladimir Jurowski, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Antonio Pappano, John Malkovich, Hélène Grimaud, Jeremy Irons, Joshua Bell, Lang Lang, Maxim Vengerov, Sarah Chang, Bobby McFerrin,[4] Sting[5] and many more.

She has had the distinction of performing live in broadcast from Red Square in Moscow, for the Imperial family of Japan,[6] and at Buckingham Palace in a special concert for King Charles III.

In 2011, Kotova received an award for outstanding cultural contribution to Tuscany from the Tuscan-American Association as a co-founder of the Tuscan Sun Festival.

She released a recording of the Bach Cello Suites,[16] a recording of Russian sonatas with pianist Fabio Bidini for Warner Classics,[17] Nina Kotova Plays Tchaikovsky recording for Delos Productions with the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Fedoseyev,[18] «Romantic Recital» with pianist Jose Feghali.,[19] Solo Cello album release on Delos Productions[20] She has been the subject of numerous features in Vogue,[21] Elle,[22] Hello!,[23] Harper's Bazaar,[24] Newsweek,[25] The Sunday Telegraph, 'The Wall Street Journal, 'The New York Post[26] and HuffPost.

Kotova has worked on music and environmental projects with such actors and artists as Robert Redford, Jeremy Irons, Charles Dance, John Malkovich.