Ilya Itin (born 3 April 1967 in Yekaterinburg) is a Russian concert pianist residing in New York City.
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| Born | 3 April 1967 |
| Occupation | Classical pianist |
| Awards | Leeds International Piano Competition 1996 Gold medal Contemporary Music Award BBC Audience Award Casadesus Competition 1991 First Prize Special Chopin Prize Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition 1991 Third Prize Best Performance of a Work of Mozart Best Prokofiev Performance William Kapell Competition 1990 Top Honors |
| Website | http://www.ilyaitin.com |
Early career edit
Music competition edit
Itin was the Gold Medalist of the 1996 Leeds International Piano Competition where he also captured the Contemporary Music Award and the BBC Audience Award.[1]
In Russia, he was awarded the top prize given Moscow Conservatory in the Russian National Rachmaninov Competition, followed by top prizes at the William Kapell Competition. In 1991, he won First Prize, ' and the Special Chopin Prize at the Casadesus Competition (presently, the Cleveland International Piano Competition) and was awarded ', Best Prokofiev Performance, Best Performance of a Work of Mozart and Third Prize at the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, and Third Prize at the Arthur Rubinstein Competition, 1992.
Current career edit
Performance edit
Ilya Itin has toured as a soloist throughout Europe, Asia, South America, and the United States. He has performed with numerous world class orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Israel Camerata Jerusalem, the China National Symphony, the Bilkent Symphony of Ankara, the Symphony Orchestra of India, the Mexico City Philharmonic, and the London Philharmonic.[citation needed]
Itin has collaborated with prominent conductors throughout the world such as Sir Simon Rattle, Neeme Järvi, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Yakov Kreizberg, Vassily Sinaisky, Valery Polyansky, and Mikhail Pletnev.
Itin is a regular performer at the Miami International Piano Festival and the Golandsky Institute's International Piano Festival at Princeton University.[2]
His recitals in the USA and Asia have brought Itin critical acclaim.[3]
In the summer of 2010, Itin returned from a five city tour of Asia, where he played his program of all 24 Rachmaninov Preludes to sold out audiences. He opened the 2010-2011 season of the Rochester Philharmonic performing Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1.[4] His acclaimed concerto recordings include Beethoven's Concerto No. 2 with the Israel Camerata, and Haydn Concerto in D Major with the Arturo Benedetti Michaelangeli Festival Chamber Orchestra. Other recordings include: the newly released live recording of the 24 Rachmaninov Preludes, Prokofiev's Sixth Sonata, No. 7 and No. 8 and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, released by Video Artists International (VAI). His chamber music recordings, include DVDs of Beethoven's "Spring" sonata with Igor Gruppman, Brahms' Viola Sonata in F minor with Vesna Gruppman, and a recital with legendary violinist Ida Haendel at the Miami International Piano Festival.[citation needed]
Studies edit
Itin began his piano studies at age four, working throughout his childhood with Natalia Litvinova at the Sverdlovsk Music Conservatory for Gifted Children.[5] Itin continued his studies with Lev Naumov at the Moscow Conservatory, graduating with the highest honors in 1990.
Recordings edit
On March 7, 2010, Itin recorded two live recitals at the Miami International Piano Festival's Master Pianists Series, which have recently been released on the VAI label. This "Russian piano music marathon" contains all 24 Rachmaninov Preludes and Prokofiev's Seventh and Eighth piano sonatas.[citation needed]
Teaching edit
Itin teaches as a guest instructor at the Juilliard School and Peabody Institute and is a visiting artist/professor at Musashino Academy of Music in Tokyo, Japan. He has worked in the Graduate Program at CUNY, New York, and teaches in the summer at the Golandsky Institute at Princeton University.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "The Golandsky Institute - About » Testimonials » Comments". Archived from the original on 3 April 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "International Piano Festival - Russia's Ilya Itin, Piano". Golandsky Institute. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Itin: Expressive, not flamboyant". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "The Season Begins! Tchaikovsky's Fourth". Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Ilya Itin". Miami Piano Fest. Archived from the original on 6 March 2001. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
External links edit
- Official Website
- Ilya Itin at Jonathan Wentworth Associates, LTD. Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Amazon List of Recordings
- WPRB Interview
- The Golandsky Institute
- Miami International Piano Festival
- Ilya Itin at Eventful
- Rochester Philharmonic Classical Concerts
- Israel Camerata Jerusalem
- Miami International Piano Festival Critical Review