Ilya Grubert

Violin

Violinist Ilya Grubert first received international acclaim when he was a prize winner at the Jean Sibelius competition in Helsinki, Finland in 1975. He then went on to receive the first prize at the International Paganini competition in Genoa, Italy. This was followed by the first prize and gold medal in the 1978 Tchaikovsky competition.

Ilya Grubert has performed with major orchestras, including the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, Leningrad Philharmonic, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the Dresden Staatskapelle. He has worked with conductors such as Gennady Rosdesvensky, Mariss Jansons, Dmitri Kitayenko, Maxim Shostakovich, Mark Wigglesworth, and Yuri Simonov.

His New York recital debut was greeted with much acclaim by the New York Times which called him "A musician of exceptional talent in the tradition of the great virtuosos, possessed of an unwavering tone and extraordinary technique." lya Grubert’s upcoming performances include performances in America, England, France, Italy, and Russia.

CD's include concertos by Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Bruch, Paganini and Prokoviev. Also recorded are the Bach solo partitas and all works of Prokoviev for violin and piano. Future plans include a CD of the Shostakovich sonata which will include a premier recording of the 24 preludes for violin and piano. The Sibelius and Bruch were awarded the diapason d'or.

Born in Riga, Latvia. Ilya Grubert received his first musical training at the E Darzin Special Music School. At the age of fifteen he entered the Moscow Central Music School, and studied with Zinaida Gilels and Yuri Yankelevlch, later at the Moscow conservatory with Leonid Kogan. lya Grubert lives in Holland, where he is professor at the Rotterdam conservatoire.