Ilja Scheps (Germany)
Distinguished Professor
Piano
Ilja Scheps completed his studies at the Moscow "P. I. Tschaikowsky" Conservatory
under Prof. Lev Vlassenko and Prof. Evgenij Schenderowitch.
From 1982 to 1992 I. Scheps was soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic Society. He
gave concerts with orchestras and solo recitals and also appearing as accompanist
of renowned singers and instrumentalists there. This resulted in his acquiring a large
repertoire, including works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Skrjabin,
Prokofjeff and Tschaikowsky, as well those by Schnittke, Silvestrov and Denisov.
At the same time I. Scheps taught at the Moscow “P. I. Tschaikowsky” Conservatory.
From 1992 I. Scheps lives in Germany. Besides his performing in many countries
round of the world he is an enthusiastic pedagogue. Many years I. Scheps was a
professor at the Rostock Music University and at the Darmstadt Music Academy.
Now he is a professor of the Musikhochschule in Cologne/Aachen (Cologne Music
University). Students of Prof. Scheps are winner of important international piano
competitions so as exclusive artists of “Sony” and “Universal” Records.
I. Scheps also conducts workshops and master classes at the international music
academies and as a visiting professor in many universities, he is an Artistic director
of Paderewski International Piano Academy in Bydgoszcz (Poland).
Prof. Scheps was invited as a honour professor to give master classes in Beijing
Central Conservatory as well Shanghai, Tianjin and Sichuan Conservatories of Music
in China. Since more than ten years Prof. Scheps is visiting Professor in Shenzhen
Arts School as well in Central Conservatory of Music Gulangyu Piano School in
Xiamen.
Prof. Scheps is a jury member of some most important international piano
competitions – Shenzhen Int. Piano Concerts Competition (China), “Top of the World”
and “Grieg” Int. Piano Competition (Norway), “Chopin” Int. Piano Competition in
Darmstadt (Germany), Int. Piano Competition in Madrid (Spain), Scriabin Int. Piano
Competition in Grosseto (Italy) and many others.
Prof. I. Scheps is a Jury-Chairman of MOZARTE (former “Prix Amadeo”) International
Piano Competition in Aachen (Germany).
Ilja Scheps has recorded more than 10 CDs with “MCA” (USA); “Le Chant du Monde”
(France), “Melodia” (Russia), “Coriolan/Teldec”, “Deutsche Welle”, “ECM-Records”
(Germany).
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