Ilana Vered facts for kids
Ilana Vered is a very talented concert pianist and a piano teacher. She was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, on December 6, 1943. She has performed all over the world. She has also taught many students.
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Biography
Early Life and Training
Ilana Vered started her music journey at a young age. When she was 13, she went to the Paris Conservatoire. This is a famous music school in Paris, France. She studied piano there for two years. She won first prize in piano when she graduated. Her teachers included Vlado Perlemuter and Jeanne-Marie Darré.
After Paris, she continued her studies in the United States. She attended the Juilliard School. This is another very famous music school in New York City. There, she learned from Rosina Lhévinne. In 1961, she won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. This award helped her start her career.
World-Renowned Performances
Ilana Vered has played with many of the world's best orchestras. She has performed with the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony. She also played with the London Symphony and the Israel Philharmonic. She has worked with famous conductors too. Some of them include Zubin Mehta and Georg Solti.
She is known for playing music by Frédéric Chopin. She also plays pieces by Moritz Moszkowski. She has performed as a solo artist. She has also played with other musicians in chamber music groups.
Recordings and Films
In the 1970s, Ilana Vered made many recordings. She was the first to record all of Moszkowski's 15 Études de Virtuosité, Op. 72. These are very difficult piano pieces. She also recorded five concertos by Beethoven. A concerto is a piece for a solo instrument and an orchestra. She recorded Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2 as well.
Ilana Vered also worked on a series of films. These films were called "Looking at Music." She made them with Adrian Marthaler, a Swiss movie producer. The BBC and other TV channels showed these films. They helped people learn more about music.
Teaching and Festivals
Besides performing, Ilana Vered loves to teach. She has given many master classes. In these classes, she teaches advanced students. She has also started music festivals. One was the Summerfest Series at Rutgers University.
In 2005, she founded Music Fest Perugia. This festival is in Perugia, Italy. It has become very famous around the world. Young classical musicians come from everywhere to attend it. They learn and perform music there.
