"Itin's is a rare and exciting
artistry indeed
... Poised, pure, and ravishing in its range of colour, Itin's playing is a
prime example of a superb technique put at the service of an inquiring and
imaginative mind."Daily Telegraph, London
Since capturing the Gold Medal, BBC Audience Award, and
Contemporary Music Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1996, Ilya Itin has performed
throughout the world to rave reviews and sold-out houses. His unique artistry
has long inspired the admiration of renowned colleagues in the music world.
Ilya's repertoire and artistry are wide-ranging,
garnering abundant praise from music critics. He is equally at home playing
music from Bach to Cage. "I'd go to hear him play the phonebook," remarked BBC TV's Ian
Burnside. International Piano Magazine heralded Ilya's playing as
"borderline unbelievable in its combined power and accuracy, which is
achieved with the minimum amount of effort", [It is] "remarkable,
which all
readers should experience at least once."
Ilya Itin has performed with many of the world's
great conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Neemi Jarvi, Christoph von
Dohnanyi, Yakov Kreizberg, Vassily Sinaisky, Valery Polyansky, and Mikhail
Pletnev. Ilya has been a much-lauded soloist with orchestras including the
Cleveland Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Tokyo Symphony, the
National Symphony, the City of Birmingham Symphony and the London Philharmonic.
Highlights
of Ilya's 2010 - 2011 concert season include sold-out recitals in China, Japan,
and the USA. He opened the 2010 Masters Series of the Miami International
Piano Festival with two historic solo recitals featuring an all-Prokofiev
program in the afternoon and all 24 Preludes of Rachmaninov the same
evening. A live recording of these performances is scheduled to be
released on the VAI label in the fall of 2011. Of his Prokofiev recital the critics said: " The Russian-born pianist is
a powerhouse musician … he performed like a demon possessed."
Ilya opened the 2010-2011 concert season of the
Rochester Philharmonic with an acclaimed performance of Liszt's First Piano
Concerto. His touring schedule has also included debuts with the China National
Symphony playing Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto, Prokofiev's 2nd Piano Concerto
with the Bilkent Symphony of Ankara, Brahms' 2nd Piano Concerto with the
Symphony Orchestra of India, and Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto with the Mexico
City Philharmonic.
Ilya Itin's growing discography demonstrates his
versatility and extraordinary artistry, delighting listeners with recordings
that include Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto with the Jerusalem Camerata on
the JDR label, and Prokofiev's Sixth Sonata and Mussorgsky's "Pictures at
an Exhibition" on VAI.
Ilya has been deeply committed to the performance
of chamber music throughout his career. He is a longstanding guest artist with the
highly aclaimed Jupiter Chamber Players in New York and is Artist in Residence
for the "Classics Chamber Concerts Series" in Naples, Florida. His chamber
music recordings include: Beethoven's "Spring" Sonata, Brahms Viola
Sonata, Martinu Double violin Sonata, and Piazzola "Spring/Autumn in
Buenos Aires" with Igor and Vesna Gruppman and a live recital with
legendary violinist Ida Haendel.
Ilya has also been a top prize winner in the
following international competitions: The 1990 Russian National Rachmaninov Competition , the William
Kapell Competition, second
place (1990), First Prize and the Special Chopin Prize at the
Casadesus Competition, (The Cleveland International Piano Competition), (1991), and Best Performance of a Work of Mozart,
Best Prokofiev Performance, and Third Prize at the Gina Bachauer
International Piano Competition.
Born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Ilya studied with
Natalia Litvinova at the Sverdlovsk School for the Gifted. He went on to work
with Lev Naumov at the Moscow Conservatory, graduating with Highest Honors in
1990. He resides in New York City and Tokyo, Japan and is on the teaching
faculties of the Graduate Program at CUNY, the Golandsky Institute at
Princeton, Musashino Academy in Tokyo. He is a frequent guest teacher in the
piano department at The Juilliard School and Peabody
Conservatory.
Ilya Itin is a grateful recipient of support from the Patrons of Exceptional
Artists.
Ilya Itin, Piano
Biography
Pianist Ilya Itin
"Itin's is a rare and exciting
artistry indeed
... Poised, pure, and ravishing in its range of colour, Itin's playing is a
prime example of a superb technique put at the service of an inquiring and
imaginative mind."Daily Telegraph, London
Since capturing the Gold Medal, BBC Audience Award, and
Contemporary Music Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1996, Ilya Itin has performed
throughout the world to rave reviews and sold-out houses. His unique artistry
has long inspired the admiration of renowned colleagues in the music world.
Ilya's repertoire and artistry are wide-ranging,
garnering abundant praise from music critics. He is equally at home playing
music from Bach to Cage. "I'd go to hear him play the phonebook," remarked BBC TV's Ian
Burnside. International Piano Magazine heralded Ilya's playing as
"borderline unbelievable in its combined power and accuracy, which is
achieved with the minimum amount of effort", [It is] "remarkable,
which all
readers should experience at least once."
Ilya Itin has performed with many of the world's
great conductors including Sir Simon Rattle, Neemi Jarvi, Christoph von
Dohnanyi, Yakov Kreizberg, Vassily Sinaisky, Valery Polyansky, and Mikhail
Pletnev. Ilya has been a much-lauded soloist with orchestras including the
Cleveland Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Tokyo Symphony, the
National Symphony, the City of Birmingham Symphony and the London Philharmonic.
Highlights
of Ilya's 2010 - 2011 concert season include sold-out recitals in China, Japan,
and the USA. He opened the 2010 Masters Series of the Miami International
Piano Festival with two historic solo recitals featuring an all-Prokofiev
program in the afternoon and all 24 Preludes of Rachmaninov the same
evening. A live recording of these performances is scheduled to be
released on the VAI label in the fall of 2011. Of his Prokofiev recital the critics said: " The Russian-born pianist is
a powerhouse musician … he performed like a demon possessed."
Ilya opened the 2010-2011 concert season of the
Rochester Philharmonic with an acclaimed performance of Liszt's First Piano
Concerto. His touring schedule has also included debuts with the China National
Symphony playing Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto, Prokofiev's 2nd Piano Concerto
with the Bilkent Symphony of Ankara, Brahms' 2nd Piano Concerto with the
Symphony Orchestra of India, and Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto with the Mexico
City Philharmonic.
Ilya Itin's growing discography demonstrates his
versatility and extraordinary artistry, delighting listeners with recordings
that include Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto with the Jerusalem Camerata on
the JDR label, and Prokofiev's Sixth Sonata and Mussorgsky's "Pictures at
an Exhibition" on VAI.
Ilya has been deeply committed to the performance
of chamber music throughout his career. He is a longstanding guest artist with the
highly aclaimed Jupiter Chamber Players in New York and is Artist in Residence
for the "Classics Chamber Concerts Series" in Naples, Florida. His chamber
music recordings include: Beethoven's "Spring" Sonata, Brahms Viola
Sonata, Martinu Double violin Sonata, and Piazzola "Spring/Autumn in
Buenos Aires" with Igor and Vesna Gruppman and a live recital with
legendary violinist Ida Haendel.
Ilya has also been a top prize winner in the
following international competitions:
The 1990 Russian National Rachmaninov Competition , the William
Kapell Competition, second
place (1990), First Prize and the Special Chopin Prize at the
Casadesus Competition, (The Cleveland International Piano Competition), (1991), and Best Performance of a Work of Mozart,
Best Prokofiev Performance, and Third Prize at the Gina Bachauer
International Piano Competition.
Born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Ilya studied with
Natalia Litvinova at the Sverdlovsk School for the Gifted. He went on to work
with Lev Naumov at the Moscow Conservatory, graduating with Highest Honors in
1990. He resides in New York City and Tokyo, Japan and is on the teaching
faculties of the Graduate Program at CUNY, the Golandsky Institute at
Princeton, Musashino Academy in Tokyo. He is a frequent guest teacher in the
piano department at The Juilliard School and Peabody
Conservatory.
Ilya Itin is a grateful recipient of support from the Patrons of Exceptional
Artists.