Would like to share with you today this beautiful piece from Bach's Air on the G String performed on cello by Ilia Laporev and on piano by Estevao Gomes. Beautiful .... Relaxing ....Peaceful. Thank you Ilia and Estevao. 💖
More about Ilia Laporev
Ilia Laporev was born in Ghent, Belgium, in 1990. He is an award-winning cellist, former Principal Cello of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and a dedicated teacher.
He comes from a very musical traditional family trained at the Moscow Conservatory. His father is principal cello at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg and his mother violinist at the Vlaamse Opera Gent. Ilia began playing the cello at the age of nine, studying with his father Ilia Laporev Sr., as well with the Belgian cellist Hans Mannes and with Vladimir Perlin, in Minsk, Belarus. At the age of 16, Ilia was accepted as a promising student to study with Clemens Hagen, cellist of the famous Hagen Quartet, at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. Later studies are with Justus Grimm at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and with Jerome Pernoo at the Conservatoire Nationale Superieur de Musique in Paris. Ilia has participated in master classes with world class cellists such as Frans Helmerson, Heinrich Schiff, Janos Starker, Natalia Shakhovskaya and Maria Kliegel. Ilia has received numerous awards at several Belgian national and international competitions for young musicians.
He comes from a very musical traditional family trained at the Moscow Conservatory. His father is principal cello at the Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg and his mother violinist at the Vlaamse Opera Gent. Ilia began playing the cello at the age of nine, studying with his father Ilia Laporev Sr., as well with the Belgian cellist Hans Mannes and with Vladimir Perlin, in Minsk, Belarus. At the age of 16, Ilia was accepted as a promising student to study with Clemens Hagen, cellist of the famous Hagen Quartet, at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. Later studies are with Justus Grimm at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and with Jerome Pernoo at the Conservatoire Nationale Superieur de Musique in Paris. Ilia has participated in master classes with world class cellists such as Frans Helmerson, Heinrich Schiff, Janos Starker, Natalia Shakhovskaya and Maria Kliegel. Ilia has received numerous awards at several Belgian national and international competitions for young musicians.
As an orchestra and chamber musician, Ilia played in famous concert halls such as Sala São Paulo, Musikverein Wien, Royal Albert Hall & Royal Festival Hall London, Salle Pleyel Paris, Bozar Brussels, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro San Carlo Napoli, Tonhalle Zürich, Philharmonie du Luxembourg and others.
From 2015 until 2018, Ilia was the Principal cello of the São Paulo State Symphony orchestra(OSESP) with Marin Alsop as musical director. During Ilia’s time in Brazil, he was invited to give masterclasses and concert’s at important international music festivals such as ‘Festival internacional de musica Campos de Jordão’ and ‘Festival internacional de musica SESC’ in Pelotas. From 2017 until 2018, Ilia was cello teacher of the ‘Instituto Baccarelli’ in São Paulo. Since his return to Europe he is playing frequently with leading orchestras such as the London Philharmonic and Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg as invited cello (co) leader. Ilia is also very active in the chamber music world. He was member of the OSESP String quartet and the Sao Paulo trio. He performed together with great artists such as Osmo Vänskä, Caio Pagano, Antoine Tamestit, Christoph Hartmann, Polina Leschenko, Sergey Ostrovsky and others.
As an orchestra and chamber musician, Ilia played in famous concert halls such as Sala São Paulo, Musikverein Wien, Royal Albert Hall & Royal Festival Hall London, Salle Pleyel Paris, Bozar Brussels, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro San Carlo Napoli, Tonhalle Zürich, Philharmonie du Luxembourg and others.
On his You Tube channel you will find videos of classical music with emphasis on the cello. You will also find beautiful cello performances, creative & emotional arrangements, technique breakdowns, repertoire deep-dives and musical magic.
On his You Tube channel you will find videos of classical music with emphasis on the cello. You will also find beautiful cello performances, creative & emotional arrangements, technique breakdowns, repertoire deep-dives and musical magic.
He plays on a 7/8 cello build by J. B. Lefebvre, anno 1763 Amsterdam, whose sound in his hands colourful and deep.
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Sources: HIS WEBSITE and his You Tube channel: Ilia Laporev
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