Piano Recital Ilya Shmukler

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Ilya Shmukler, piano
"Shmukler is a volcano," "the name Ilya Shmukler should be remembered" – this is how the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung described this pianist after his triumph at the world-famous Concours Géza Anda 2024 in Zurich, where he won four special prizes in addition to the first prize.
Ilya Shmukler's parents, not musicians themselves, recognized his talent early on and valued a good education. At the age of ten, he had already applied for and won his first music competition. He then participated in the international summer academy, where he realized: "There I discovered the true life of music, fell in love with it, and was inspired to dedicate my life to music."
At the age of twelve, Ilya Shmukler gave his first solo concert and celebrated his orchestral debut two years later. He performed as a soloist in Europe and North America and played with artists such as Mikhail Pletnev, Paavo Järvi, Marin Alsop, Nicholas McGegan, Junichi Hirokami, Anne-Marie McDermott, Anton Nel, and David Radzynski. His partners include the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Musikkollegium Winterthur, the Mariinsky Orchestra, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Sendai Philharmonic, the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, the Bavarian Symphony Orchestra, and various new music orchestras.
In addition to the Concours Géza Anda, Shmukler is a prizewinner of numerous international piano competitions. He won first prizes at the Wideman Competition (Shreveport), the Lewisville Lake Symphony Competition, the Artist Presentation Society Competition (St. Louis), and the Shigeru Kawai Competition (Tokyo). His final participation in the 2022 Cliburn Competition, where he also received the prize for the "Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto," is a milestone in his career. As the winner of the debut audition at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, he gave his New York debut at this renowned venue on December 13, 2022.
As a graduate of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he studied with professors Elena Kuznetsova and Sergey Kuznetsov, Ilya Shmukler continues his studies at Park University (USA) with Professor Stanislav Ioudenitch, combining different approaches to piano playing. Stanislav Ioudenitch, his teacher, described him as "an exceptionally talented pianist with a unique blend of imagination and individuality."
www.ilyashmukler.com Opening with Noémi Dinerchtein, flute, 13 years old Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Rondo in A minor KV 511 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
3 Mazurkas, Op. 59
Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28

Highlights

• Piano recital by Ilya Shmukler
• Works by Mozart, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff
• Prizewinner of the Concours Géza Anda 2024

General Information

The piano recital with Ilya Shmukler takes place at Villa Boveri in Baden. The talented pianist has already won numerous international competitions and will present works by great composers of the Classical and Romantic periods.

Location

Ländliweg 5, 5400 Baden, Switzerland

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