Dimitri Illarionov
Dimitri
Illarionov (b. 1979) is one of the most brilliant young classical guitarists.
He studied with Natalia Dmitrieva (Academic Music College at the Moscow
Tchaikovsky Conservatory) and with the famous performer and Professor,
Alexander Frauchi (Russian Gnesins´s Academy of Music). He also
took lessons with famous Russian composer and guitarist, Nikita Koshkin;
masterclasses with such prominent musicians as guitarists Carlo Marchione
and Roberto Aussell, lutenist Hopkinson Smith, cellist David Geringas.
Dimitri now teaches his own class at the Russian Gnesins´s Academy
of Music.
Dimitri is the winner and laureate of numerous international competitions
in USA, Spain, Italy, Poland, Belgium, Czech Republic and Russia.
In 2006 Dimitri got prizes for the best interpretation of the music of
two of the most popular guitar Romantic composers - Francisco Tarrega’s
Prize (Francisco Tarrega Competition in Benicassim, Spain) and Agustin
Barrios’ Prize (Agustin Barrios Competition in Nuoro, Italy).Dimitri
was the first guitarist who took the Second Prize in the III International
Competition of Musical Personalities "Alexander Tansman" (Lodz,
Poland - 2000). Piano, violin, cello, guitar and other instruments compete
directly with each other in this competition. Dimitri’s success here
was the highest place guitarists ever reached in the Tansman competition.In
October 2002 Dimitri Illarionov won the most prestigious guitar competition
in the world – The Twentieth International Guitar Foundation of America
Solo Guitar Competition (GFA – Miami, Florida, USA).
Besides his guitar achievements, Dimitri is also the laureate of composing
and conducting competitions.
Dimitri Illarionov has an active concert life, playing solo recitals and
performing as soloist with orchestras. He played with many orchestras
and his partners on stage are famous and recognized artists – conductors
Vladimir Fedoseyev, Mark Gorenshtein, Dmitri Liss, guitarist Dusan Bogdanovic
(Yugoslavia–USA), as well as young and successful musicians: Boris
Andrianov (cello), Elena Revich (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Yuliya
Lonskaya (guitar), Polina Osetinskaya (piano), Anastasia Chebotareva (violin),
Ekaterina Mechetina (piano).
In addition to numerous appearances in Russia, he has given concerts everyhere
in the world. Dimitri has played in some of the most prestigious halls
in the world ,Zurich, Switzerland, Moscow, Russia, Osaka, Japan. Dimitri
took part in some significant events, such as Los-Angeles Festival of
Russian Culture (California, USA, 2004), Tongyeong International Music
Festival (Korea, 2005), Opening Ceremony of Hannover Messe 2005 (Germany)
and “G-8” Summit (Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 2006). Dimitri was
the first guitarist-soloist to participate in the Famous Festival of the
“Orpheum Foundation for the Advancement of Young Soloists” (Switzerland,
2006).
Dimitri Illarionov recorded solo CD “East Side Story” (Daminus
Records) featuring music of modern Eastern European composers, the CD
“Premieres” with Moscow Chamber “The Seasons” Orchestra
(conductor – Vladislav Bulakhov) for Les Editions Doberman-Yppan;
one more solo CD: by famous label Naxos (Laureate Series). Dimitri’s
“Classical Duo” CD (Delos Records) with Boris Andrianov (one
of the most gifted young Russian cellists) has come into pre-short-list
of the prestigious “GRAMMY-2004” Awards.Last September 2007
he won also the second price at the International Pittaluga guitar competition
in Alessandria.
DIMITRI ILLARIONOV
email: guitar@illarionov.com
website: www.illarionov.com
