Ilya Kruglov,

- born in 1966 

- started to play piano at the age of four

- debut recital in 1978

- Master of Arts (concert pianist and chamber musician)

- first prize and the specialjury prize for the International Music Competition Carlo Soliva Casale – Monferrato in Italy (1992) in the duo Krughoff – Tcheglakov (cello)

- diploma from the Trapani Music Competition (1992)

- touring since 1998 (Spain, Finland, Austria, Italy, Germany, Poland, South Korea and France)

- Since 2008 he lives in Finland.

- A wide repertoire of solo and chamber music from different eras and styles. From Bach to Boulez