Ascona Academy & Next Generation

Costellazione Giovani | Next Generation II | Ilya Shmukler

Ilya Shmukler

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Date

Sunday, 20.09

Hours 17:00

Location

Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta (Chiesa Nuova), Locarno

Via Cittadella 17, 6600 Locarno, Switzerland

Price categories

CHF 25

Constellazione Giovani

Program

Ilya Shmuker, piano
Winner of the Concours Géza Anda (Zurich) 2024

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Rondo in A minor, K 511

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
3 Mazurkas, op. 59
Barcarole in F-sharp major, op. 60

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28

Duration: 70′

The Artists

Ilya Shmukler

Piano

Ilya Shmukler studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and with Stanislav Ioudenitch in the USA. In 2024, he won the Concours Géza Anda in Zurich, taking first prize and four special prizes. At the 2022 Cliburn Competition, he reached the final and received the prize for the best Mozart interpretation

Venue information: Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta (Chiesa Nuova), Locarno

The Chiesa Nuova in the historic center of Locarno is an important Baroque church dating from about 1630-1650, built by Cristoforo Orelli. It is known for its magnificent stucco decoration, the large image of St. Christopher on the facade, and the canons’ protected house. Concerts of the “Costellazione giovani” and the Academy series are held here, and it is within walking distance of the main venue, the Chiesa San Francesco.