Ivan Ilic
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Ivan Ilić is an American pianist
of Serbian
descent. He is currently living in Paris
.
, Yugoslavia
, Ilić attended the University of California, Berkeley
where he took degrees in mathematics
and music
. He 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
.
Performing primarily as a soloist, Ilić is known for his interpretations of French music
, in particular the works of Claude Debussy
. 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. The disc was also singled out as a Top Five CD of the year by a critic at Fanfare Magazine
and a Top Five CD by the French website Classique News. Ilić rearranged the order of the Préludes on the album, a controversial choice which he defended in several interviews.
Ilić has chosen to concentrate on the solo repertoire. He has recorded works by JS Bach, Handel
, Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann
, Liszt
, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, and Lucien Durosoir
. He frequently includes contemporary music in his recitals. John Metcalf
, Keeril Makan, and Dmitri Tymoczko are among a growing number of composers who have written him new works. His next recording project will be an album of Studies on Chopin's Études
by Leopold Godowsky
.
Ilić has performed at Carnegie Hall
, Weill Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall
, Glenn Gould Studio, and at Ireland's National Concert Hall
.
In 2010 Ilić made his acting debut in Luc Plissonneau
's short film, Izak's Choice, in the lead role of Izak.
In 2011 he played the role of Glenn Gould
in a new short film by Benoît Maire, The Sheperd, alongside renowned actor Lou Castel
.
Beginning in June 2011, many of Ivan Ilić's recordings have become available on the IMSLP website.
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
of Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
descent. He is currently living in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Biography
Born on August 14, 1978, in BelgradeBelgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, Ilić attended the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
where he took degrees in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. He also briefly studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, formerly the California Conservatory of Music, founded in 1917, is a music school, with an enrollment of about 400 students. It was launched by Ada Clement and Lillian Hodgehead in the remodeled home of Lillian's parents on Sacramento Street. It was called the...
before pursuing graduate studies at the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
, earning a Premier Prix, and finally at the École Normale de Musique de Paris
École Normale de Musique de Paris
The École Normale de Musique de Paris is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, France. The school was founded by Auguste Mangeot and pianist Alfred Cortot in 1919...
. His teachers in France included François-René Duchâble
François-René Duchâble
François-René Duchâble is a French pianist. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, and at the age of 13 won the institution's first prize in piano. Three years later, he placed 11th at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Brussels, and in 1973 he won the Prix de la Fondation Sacha Schneider...
, Christian Ivaldi
Christian Ivaldi
Christian Ivaldi is a French pianist born on 2 September 1938 in Paris. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jacques Février and took a Premier Prix in piano performance, as well as in chamber music, counterpoint, and accompaniment. He first appeared as a soloist at Radio France in 1961...
, and Jacques Rouvier
Jacques Rouvier
Jacques Rouvier is a French pianist. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Hubeau, Vlado Perlemuter, and Pierre Sancan. He took two Premiers Prix : in piano performance and in chamber music .Rouvier was remarkably successful at piano competitions in his youth...
.
Performing primarily as a soloist, Ilić is known for his interpretations of French music
French music
French music may refer to:*The music of the French*French classical music*French folk music*In Canada, French music may rather refer to the music of the French-Canadians, most often the music of Quebec or Acadians...
, in particular the works of Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy
Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...
. His recording of Debussy's 24 Préludes
Preludes (Debussy)
Claude Debussy's Préludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano. They are divided into two separate livres, or books, of twelve preludes each. Unlike previous collections of preludes, like those of JS Bach and Chopin, Debussy's do not follow a strict pattern of key signatures.Each book was written...
was released in October 2008 on the French record label Paraty
Paraty (record label)
Paraty is a record label founded in 2007 by Brazilian harpsichordist Bruno Procopio.Although originally created to allow Procopio to complete his survey of Johann Sebastian Bach's keyboard Partitas, BWV 825-830, the scope of the label has recently been expanded...
and won Mezzo TV
Mezzo TV
Mezzo is a French television channel devoted to classical music , jazz and world music. It was formed in 1992 and was called France Supervision until 1998.Its slogan is 'Écouter, Voir, Oser' ....
's Critics Choice Award in France. The disc was also singled out as a Top Five CD of the year by a critic at Fanfare Magazine
Fanfare Magazine
Fanfare is a magazine devoted to reviewing classical music performance and recordings.Fanfare's contributors have a range of expertise from the medieval to contemporary work...
and a Top Five CD by the French website Classique News. Ilić rearranged the order of the Préludes on the album, a controversial choice which he defended in several interviews.
Ilić has chosen to concentrate on the solo repertoire. He has recorded works by JS Bach, Handel
HANDEL
HANDEL was the code-name for the UK's National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console consisting of two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed....
, Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
, Liszt
Liszt
Liszt is a Hungarian surname. Notable persons with that surname include:* Franz Liszt , Hungarian composer and pianist* Adam Liszt , father of Franz Liszt* Anna Liszt , mother of Franz Liszt...
, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, and Lucien Durosoir
Lucien Durosoir
Lucien Durosoir was a French composer and violinist whose works were rediscovered thanks to manuscripts found by his son Luc....
. He frequently includes contemporary music in his recitals. John Metcalf
John Metcalf (composer)
John Metcalf is a British and Canadian composer. He has worked in many forms, including large-scale operas, choral and orchestral works, and a great deal of chamber music, both instrumental and vocal...
, Keeril Makan, and Dmitri Tymoczko are among a growing number of composers who have written him new works. His next recording project will be an album of Studies on Chopin's Études
Studies on Chopin's Etudes
The Studies on Chopin's Études, by Leopold Godowsky, is a set of 53 arrangements of Chopin's études. The Studies on Chopin's Études, by Leopold Godowsky, is a set of 53 arrangements of Chopin's études. The Studies on Chopin's Études, by Leopold Godowsky, is a set of 53 arrangements of Chopin's...
by Leopold Godowsky
Leopold Godowsky
Leopold Godowsky was a famed Polish American pianist, composer, and teacher. One of the most highly regarded performers of his time, he became known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion in piano playing, principles later propagated by Godowsky's...
.
Ilić has performed at Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
, Weill Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall is a leading international recital venue that specialises in hosting performances of chamber music and is best known for classical recitals of piano, song and instrumental music. It is located at 36 Wigmore Street, London, UK and was built to provide London with a venue that was both...
, Glenn Gould Studio, and at Ireland's National Concert Hall
National Concert Hall
The National Concert Hall is a concert hall located on Earlsfort Terrace in Dublin, Ireland, close to St. Stephen's Green, and is the principal national venue for classical music concerts in Ireland....
.
In 2010 Ilić made his acting debut in Luc Plissonneau
Luc Plissonneau
Luc Plissonneau is a French screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing and directing the short films Fil Rouge, Angela est partie, and Les Mains.-Biography:...
's short film, Izak's Choice, in the lead role of Izak.
In 2011 he played the role of Glenn Gould
Glenn Gould
Glenn Herbert Gould was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century. He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach...
in a new short film by Benoît Maire, The Sheperd, alongside renowned actor Lou Castel
Lou Castel
Lou Castel is a Colombian actor known primarily for his work in Italian films.Born Ulv Quarzell in Bogotá, Castel moved to Europe as a young man. Interested in acting from an early age, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, but was quickly kicked out. His first movie role was an...
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Beginning in June 2011, many of Ivan Ilić's recordings have become available on the IMSLP website.
Discography
- Ivan Ilić, pianiste - oeuvres de Brahms, Beethoven et Chopin, Mairie de Paris
- Elegance and Refinement - Baroque Suites, French Sweets, MagnatuneMagnatuneMagnatune is an American independent record label based in Berkeley, California, founded in spring 2003 by John Buckman, then-CEO of e-mail software company Lyris. It aims at treating both its musicians and its customers fairly—its tagline is "We are not evil"...
- 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
- Debussy - Préludes pour piano, Livres 1 et 2, ParatyParaty (record label)Paraty is a record label founded in 2007 by Brazilian harpsichordist Bruno Procopio.Although originally created to allow Procopio to complete his survey of Johann Sebastian Bach's keyboard Partitas, BWV 825-830, the scope of the label has recently been expanded...
- Godowsky - Hommage à Chopin: 22 Etudes pour la main gauche, Paraty, forthcoming