Ivari Ilja (born 3 May 1959 in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) is an

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n pianist trained at the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory () is a higher musical educational institution located in Moscow, Russia. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in musical performance and musical research. Th ...

under Vera Gornostayeva and Sergei Dorensky best known for his work as an accompanist. He holds positions as Chairman of the Board of the Estonian Association of Professional Musicians and President of the Estonian Music Council. Ilja has been teaching

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

since 1986 and served as the head of the piano department at the

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

from 2000 to 2015

He is the rector of the

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Living people Estonian classical pianists Tallinn Music High School alumni 1959 births Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Moscow Conservatory alumni Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Musicians from Tallinn 20th-century Estonian musicians 21st-century Estonian musicians 21st-century Estonian classical pianists Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class {{classical-pianist-stub