Ivan Ilic

Pianist Ivan Ilic took degrees in mathematics and music at the University of California, Berkeley before moving to Paris with a scholarship from the university. Shortly afterwards he did graduate studies at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris, where he took a Premier Prix in piano performance. The City of Paris sponsored his first recording. Videos of Ivan performing Godowsky on YouTube have attracted over half a million views. He recently made his acting debut in two French short films: Luc Plissonneau's Les Mains, and Benoît Maire's Le Berger. He has performed at Carnegie Hall (New York), Wigmore Hall (London), the National Concert Hall (Dublin), Glenn Gould Studio (Toronto), and the American Academy in Rome. Ivan's CD of 24 Préludes by Claude Debussy received Mezzo Television's Critic's Choice Award in France, and was a Top Five CD of the Year in America's Fanfare Magazine. It was also selected by Classique News in France as a Top 5 CD of the Month. His last CD (2012), of the complete Chopin Studies for the left hand by Leopold Godowsky, was described as "a major achievement" and "breathtaking" by BBC Radio 3, was the The Daily Telegraph's CD of the Week, a Top 5 CD of MDR Figaro in Germany and a Top 5 CD of Classique News in France. It also received a perfect 5-star rating by Czech Radio 3 - Vltava.