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Ilya Scheps
Ilja Scheps (born 1956) is a Russian pianist living in Germany and professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Department Aachen. Life and career Scheps studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory, where he was later taken on as a teacher. Between 1982 and 1992, he performed mainly as a soloist with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. In the meantime, he has been invited to give guest performances in the US, Australia, China, Israel, Italy, Malta, New Zealand, Spain, Hungary and Turkey. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the founding of the Russian Federation in 1992, Scheps moved to Germany, where he taught as a private lecturer at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre, at the Dortmund department of the Detmold University of Music and at the Akademie für Tonkunst in Darmstadt. In 2003, he became professor of piano and chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Aachen Department, where he rose to the position of director of the Aachen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochschule Für Musik Und Tanz Köln
The Cologne University of Music () is a public university of music and dance located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Established in 1850 as the Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln, it is one of the largest music academies in Europe, with approximately 1,400 students and over 100 professors. History The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as ''Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln''. In 1895 German violinist Willy Hess was appointed as principal professor of violin at the Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln. In 1925 it became known as the ''Staatliche Hochschule für Musik'' having introduced new study and exam regulations. In 1972 it incorporated previously independent conservatories in Aachen and Wuppertal, forming the ''Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Rheinland'' which in 1987 changed its name to ''Hochschule für Musik Köln'' or the Cologne University of Music. In 1958, the hochschule began offering seminars in jazz, the rarity in the contemporary acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |