
Clarinetist specializing in сlassical, klezmer, swing, folk, and contemporary music
After graduating the St. Petersburg State Conservatory as a classical performer, he played all his live in different chambers ensembels.
Ilya was a soloist with the Russian Orchestra of Folk Instruments named after V. Andreev and the National Instruments Orchestra “Terema”, with whome he performed in Serbia, Germany, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia.
Studying Klezmer music for over 25 years, he has performed at Jewish music festivals in Russia, Germany, the UK, Poland, Ukraine, Sweden, Canada, and the USA. In 2018, he played in Germany with the classical Jewish music ensemble “Zimro“.
In 2020, he recorded the CD “Tiger Rag” with St. Petersburg-based Manouche guitarist Alexey Stankov.
In 2022, as part of the “Yellow Stars” project in St. Petersburg, he participated in the Russian premiere of the “Klezmer Concerto” for clarinet by American composer Vlad Margulis, performing with the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic under conductor Anatoly Rybalko.
Since 2012, he is a member of the ensemble Dobranotch. which is now based in Germany. With the klezmer ensemble, he has recorded seven CDs, a vinyl record, and several singles.
Since 2022, he has been part of the international swing project Old Sea Company. recording a single in 2024.
His actual project in Germany are:
- classical duo with pianist Marina Goshkieva (Berlin)
- duo for clarinet and guitar with Dmitry Illarionov (Moldova)
- duo or clarinet and guitar with Roman Smirnov (Canada)





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