Ilya Shmukler: Concours Geza Anda 2024 - The Winner’s Recital | Prospero Classical PROSP0117

Ilya Shmukler: Concours Geza Anda 2024 - The Winner’s Recital

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Label: Prospero Classical

Cat No: PROSP0117

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 5th December 2025

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With his debut solo album, Russian pianist Ilya Shmukler showcases artistic maturity, technical brilliance, and interpretive depth.

Winner of the 2024 Concours Géza Anda, he presents five landmark works spanning 150 years - from Beethoven's classical drama to Stravinsky's rhythmic vibrancy. The album opens with Beethoven's Piano Sonata no.1, op.2 no.1, rendered with energy and refined lyricism. Schubert's Sonata no.13 follows, performed with sensitivity and expressive nuance. Liszt's Funérailles brings emotional intensity and technical mastery, contrasting with Bartok's Suite, op.14, where Shmukler emphasises rhythmic precision and dynamic tone colors.

The recording concludes with Stravinsky's La Semaine grasse, a virtuosic display of rhythmic finesse and vibrant sonorities. This album confirms Shmukler as a profound musical storyteller and technically outstanding pianist. The Géza Anda Foundation, honouring the Hungarian-Swiss pianist, awarded Shmukler the 2024 first prize along with multiple distinctions, including the Audience Award.

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