Ilia Radoslavov

Ilia Radoslavov is Professor of Music and Head of Keyboard Area at Illinois Wesleyan University's School of Music. A Bulgarian-born concert pianist, he holds a D.M.A. from University of Wisconsin-Madison (as Paul Collins Fellow), M.M. from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and B.M. from Sofia State Conservatory. His teachers include Christopher Taylor, Wilfred Delphin, and Leon Fleisher.

His research focuses on:

• Interpretive piano performance of Russian and Bulgarian repertoire
• Chamber music collaboration techniques
• Beethoven sonata cycles
• Historical performance practices

Major awards:

• Gold medal, Seattle International Piano Competition (2009)
• 6 first-prize competition wins including UW-Madison Beethoven and National Mozart (Bulgaria)
• Paul Collins Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

He maintains active performance collaborations globally, has recorded three critically acclaimed albums, and teaches master classes at institutions worldwide. As an adjudicator, he serves for MTNA and Illinois State Music conferences.