Ilya Gringolts
Ilya Gringolts (Russian: Илья́ Алекса́ндрович Гринго́льц, romanized: Il′já Aleksándrovič Gringól′c) born 2 July 1982 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) is a violinist and educator. Gringolts studied violin in St. Petersburg with Tatiana Liberova and Jeanna Metallidi. He then attended the Juilliard School, and studied violin with Itzhak Perlman for 3 years. From 2001 to 2003, Gringolts was a member of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists programme. Gringolts is currently on the music faculty of the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. In addition to the modern violin, he has a continued commitment to period-instrument performance. He founded the Gringolts Quartet in 2008 and plays first violin in the quartet. Gringolts plays the "ex-Prové" Stradivarius violin, loaned to him by a private donor. Gringolts has made commercial recordings for such labels as Onyx and Deutsche Grammophon. Gringolts is married to the Armenian violinist Anahit Kurtikyan. The couple has three daughters. His sister, Olga, is married to the violinist, Maxim Vengerov.
Genre: violin
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Top Tracks
- Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Geistertrio": I. Allegro vivace e con brio - Live
- Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Geistertrio": II. Largo assai ed espressivo - Live
- Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Geistertrio": III. Presto - Live
- Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: 3. Adagio - Live
- Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: 1. Allegro con brio - Live
- Pastorale (Arr. for Violin & Chamber Ensemble)
- Suite italienne (Version for Violin & Piano): II. Serenata. Larghetto
- Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: 4. Finale. Allegro - Live
- Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: 2. Scherzo. Allegro molto – Trio. Meno allegro - Live
- Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: 6. Gigue
- Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: 5. Bourrée
- Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: 4. Menuet I-II
- Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: 3. Gavotte en Rondeau
- Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: 2. Loure
- Partita for Violin Solo No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: 1. Preludio
- Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: 4. Allegro
- Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: 3. Andante
- Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: 2. Fuga
- Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: 1. Grave
- Partita For Violin Solo No. 1 In B Minor, BWV 1002: - Double
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