dr.ilya blinov, pianoteacher of tchaikovsky and mozart, shostakovich and stravinsky, mussorgsky and...

Dr.IlyaBlinov,PianoTeacherDr.IlyaBlinovisanaccomplishedpianistandteacher.HebeganhisteachingcareerinhisnativeNizhnyNovgorod(Russia)in1993,andsincethen,inadditiontohavingprivatestudioof30-40studentshehastaughtattheUniversityofMichigan,BowlingGreenStateUniversity,InterlochenArtsCamp,andSusquehannaUniversity.Overtheyears,Dr.Blinovhasworkedwithstudentsage5to83.Heseesteachingastherewardingprocessoffacilitatingchangeandgrowthinstudentsandstrivestoshow

themadirection,aroad,apathtoknowledge,andgivethemachancetodiscovertheirstrengths.

Thisiswhathisstudentssay:

“Dr.Blinovisamazing.Hisanalogiesarereallyhelpfulandheexplainsthingsreallywell.”“Dr.Blinovhasveryinstructivecriticism.Heisverygoodatconveyingwhathewantstohear.”Dr.Blinovisaversatilesolorecitalist,chambermusician,andanaccompanist.HehaspresentedrecitalsinhisnativeRussiaaswellasintheUnitedStatesandWesternEurope.HisperformancesincludeanappearanceattheShostakovichFestivalinRomeandVenice,Italy,arecitalattheYamahaCenterinParis,Franceamongothers.HehasalsoperformedliveonWGTEPublicRadioinOhioandWDETstudioinDetroit,MI. Throughouthiscareer,Dr.Blinovhasdevelopedaformatofarecital-demonstration,aperformancedevotedtomusicofasinglecomposerusingaPowerPointpresentationandadiscussionofthecomposer’slifeandcompositionalstyle.TheaudienceshavewarmlyreceivedhisperformancesofTchaikovskyandMozart,ShostakovichandStravinsky,MussorgskyandBeethoven.