Pianist _ Ilya Rashkovskiy

Ilya Rashkovskiy (born in Irkutsk, 17 November 1984) is a Russian pianist.

He debuted with Irkutsk Chamber Orchestra at the age of eight. He graduated from Musikhochschule Hannover (Prof.V.Krainev), and Ecole Normale Supérieure A.Cortot in Paris (Prof.M.Rybicki). Before being awarded the 1st Prize at the 8th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in 2012, he was among top prizewinners at International Piano Competitions such as M.Long-J.Thibaud in Paris, Queen Elisabeth in Brussels, A.Rubinstein in Tel Aviv and 1st Hong Kong International Piano Competition.. He has collaborated with the Russian State Symphony, the Kiev National Philarmonic, the Gulbenkian Orchestra, the Czech National Symphony and the New Japan Symphony. He is also active as a chamber musician. He recorded several CDs including Chopin Complete Etudes as well as Scriabin Complete Piano Sonatas.

Since 2017 he is also a guest professor at Sungshin Woman’s University in Seoul. The highlights of recent season include concerto performances in Dresden under Valeriy Gergiev with Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra, at Suntory Hall with Tokyo Sumphony, recitals in Saint Petersburg, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Montevideo.

Since the covid pandemic, he has being given numerous concerts in South Korea, recitals and concerto performances, and collaborating with musicians such as soprano Hera Park, violinists Bomsori, CJ Kang, Stephan Jackiw and violist Richard O’Neil.