Ilya Itin

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PIANIST Ilya Itin is a rare and exciting artistry indeed…poised, pure, and ravishing in its range of color, Itin’s playing is a prime example of a superb technique put at the service of an inquiring and imaginative mind.” (Daily Telegraph, London)

Audiences throughout the world revere Ilya Itin’s unique artistry. Playing to sold out houses in Japan and in the US, he is known for his extraordinary range, power, quality of sound and command of the piano. His Princeton recital was singled out by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a “top ten musical moment of the year”, and in the New York Times he was described as: “…a brilliantly insightful pianist who offered a superb recital “. Since capturing the Gold Medal, BBC Audience Award, and Contemporary Music Prize at the 1996 Leeds International Piano Competition, Ilya Itin has performed throughout the world bringing his powerful musical imagination and mastery to wide ranging repertoire. “I’d go hear him play the phonebook,” remarked BBC TV critic Ian Burnside. In 2016 he released his newest recording of the complete Debussy Preludes on vinyl and high-definition audio. His Princeton recital in July 2015 will also be released as a state-of-the-art high-definition recording of the live performance. It features beloved works of Rachmaninov and Scriabin. Itin’s “Russian Marathon” concerts at the Miami International Piano Festival captured his historic recording of all 24 Preludes of Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev’s 7th and 8th Sonatas performed in one single day. Ilya Itin is on the teaching faculties of the Musashino Academy in Tokyo, The Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Miami International Piano Festival Academy since 2025.