Ivan Ilić (pianist)

Ivan Ilić
Background information
Born (1978-08-14) August 14, 1978 (age 46)
Palo Alto
GenresClassical
OccupationPianist
Websitewww.ivancdg.com

Ivan Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Илић; born August 14, 1978) is a Serbian-American pianist. He lives in Paris.

Early life

Ilić was born in Palo Alto, in the United States. He attended the University of California, Berkeley in the U.S. where he took degrees in mathematics and music.[1] Ilić also briefly studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music before pursuing graduate studies at the Conservatoire de Paris, earning a Premier Prix, and finally at the École Normale de Musique de Paris. His teachers in France included François-René Duchâble, Christian Ivaldi, and Jacques Rouvier.[2]

Career

Ilić at home in France
La Cathédrale engloutie, Claude Debussy

Ilić performs primarily as a soloist. His recording of Debussy's 24 Préludes was released in October 2008 on the French record label Paraty and won Mezzo TV's Critics' Choice Award in France.[3] The disc was also a Top Five CD of the year by a critic at Fanfare Magazine[4] and a Top Five CD of the Month by the French website Classique News.[5] Ilić rearranged the order of the Préludes on the album, a controversial choice which he defended in several interviews.[6]

Ilić's next album was dedicated to the left-hand Studies on Chopin's Études by Leopold Godowsky.[7] The disc was the Classical CD of the Week of The Daily Telegraph,[8] a Top 5 CD of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Figaro,[9] and a Top 5 CD of Classique News.[10]

Ilić has performed at Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall, Glenn Gould Studio, and Ireland's National Concert Hall.[11]

Discography

  • Ivan Ilić, pianiste - oeuvres de Brahms, Beethoven et Chopin, Mairie de Paris
  • Elegance and Refinement - Baroque Suites, French Sweets, Magnatune
  • Fugitive Visions - Piano Masterworks by Chopin and Liszt, Magnatune
  • Romantic - Powerful Miniatures by Schumann and Brahms, Magnatune
  • Vitality and Virtuosity - Sonatas by Haydn and Beethoven, Magnatune
  • Transcendental - Transcriptions by Brahms and Godowsky, Magnatune
  • Claude Debussy - Préludes pour piano, Livres 1 et 2, Paraty
  • Leopold Godowsky - 22 Chopin Studies, Paraty[12]
  • The Transcendentalist - Works by Scriabin, Feldman, Cage, and Wollschleger, Heresy Records
  • Ivan Ilić plays Morton Feldman - For Bunita Marcus, Paraty
  • Reicha Rediscovered, Volume 1 - Works by Antoine Reicha, Chandos Records
  • Reicha Rediscovered, Volume 2 - Works by Antoine Reicha, Chandos Records
  • Ivan Ilić plays Haydn - Symphonies transcribed by Carl David Stegmann, Chandos Records
  • Reicha Rediscovered, Volume 3 - Works by Antoine Reicha, Chandos Records

Acting

In 2010 Ilić acted in Luc Plissonneau's short film, Izak's Choice.

References

  1. ^ John Terauds: "For Ivan Ilić, piano is a way of life", The Toronto Star, February 12th 2009
  2. ^ In-depth interview (in French) on Pianobleu.com, October 2008
  3. ^ Biography on Ivan Ilić's website
  4. ^ Fanfare Magazine 'Want List', Fanfaremag.com, December 2009
  5. ^ Classique News review Archived 2011-12-02 at the Wayback Machine of Debussy CD, ClassiqueNews.com, September 15th 2008
  6. ^ In depth interview Archived 2012-05-29 at archive.today with Keir Smart, Glasgow, August 2008
  7. ^ Michael Johnson: "A left-handed complement to Chopin: An interview with Ivan Ilić" Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, Clavier Companion, July–August issue 2011
  8. ^ Godowsky: 22 Chopin Studies The Daily Telegraph, February 29th 2012.
  9. ^ Take 5 vom 4. Juni 2012, MDR.de, June 4th 2012.
  10. ^ Classique News review Archived 2013-01-23 at the Wayback Machine of Godowsky CD, ClassiqueNews.com, March 7th 2012
  11. ^ Review of a recital at Ireland's National Concert Hall, The Irish Times, August 3rd 2009
  12. ^ Geoffrey Norris: "Godowsky: 22 Chopin Studies", The Daily Telegraph, February 28th 2012
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