Performance of pianist Ilya Shmukler from the Park ICM at his first Kansas City concert since his triumph in the Concours Geza Anda Competition this summer.
Ilya Shmukler, a renowned pianist with an impressive list of international competition victories, is set to perform in Kansas City on August 1, 2025. This concert, which is the Winner Concert of the Concours Géza-Anda 2024, will take place at the Kansas City Musical Club held at Asbury United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Kansas.
The concert's details and ticket information can be found on the International Centre for Music (ICM)'s website. Although the specific program for this concert is not yet detailed, Shmukler's recent recital repertoire includes works by Mozart, Grieg, Bartók, Beethoven, Debussy, Stravinsky, and Prokofiev. It is reasonable to infer that his concert repertoire may feature compositions from similar classical and romantic repertoire.
Ilya Shmukler is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in performance from Park University. He is a native of Tomilino, Russia, and has studied at the Park University's International Centre for Music since 2019 under the tutelage of Stanislav Ioudenitch.
Before his upcoming performance in Kansas City, Shmukler will perform in the city on October 5, 2024, at the 1900 Building in Mission Woods, Kan. The repertoire for this concert includes "Piano Sonata in A major, D. 664" by Franz Schubert, "Funérailles, S. 173/7," by Franz Liszt, "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2" (known as the "Moonlight Sonata"), and "Symphonic Études, Op. 13" by Robert Schumann. Tickets for this concert are available through Eventbrite, with prices at $30 for the general public and $10 for students.
The next performance in the Park ICM 2024-25 season will be a recital by students in Stanislav Ioudenitch's piano studio on Thursday, Oct. 24. More information about this recital can be found on the ICM's website.
Ilya Shmukler's impressive career includes several other international piano competition wins, such as the Wideman International Piano Competition, the Lewisville Lake Symphony International Competition, the Artist Presentation Society competition, and the Shigeru Kawai International Piano Competition. In 2024, he won the Concours Geza Anda Piano Competition in Zurich, Switzerland. He also holds a master's degree from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory and has earned a graduate certificate in music performance in 2021 and a graduate artist's diploma in music performance in 2023 from Park University.
For those interested in attending Ilya Shmukler's August 1 concert, ticket information and details are available on his official website schedule page. For more information about the concert or the ICM's upcoming season, please visit the ICM's website.
The upcoming concert featuring Ilya Shmukler on August 1, 2025, at the Kansas City Musical Club, will likely offer a mix of classical and romantic music pieces, given his recent repertoire. music enthusiasts can find ticket information and details for this concert on Ilya Shmukler's official website.
Before his Kansas City concert, Ilya Shmukler will perform in October 2024, showcasing compositions by Schubert, Liszt, Beethoven, Schumann, and more. entertainment seekers can purchase tickets for this concert through Eventbrite.
