Ilia Papoian
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15 years old, Russia
Ilia is a student of Professor Kurnavina's class at Public Special Music School at St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory.
He is a laureate of various international youth contests, among which are the International F. Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in St.Petersburg (2010, II prize) and in Narva (2016, I prize); the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (2013, II prize); the International Music Competition "Music Anyday" in Moscow (2015, I prize).
Ilia has already performed in various concert halls in St. Petersburg; he is a permanent performer in concerts of the Siege-born Theater.
Every year he performs with the symphony orchestra on the stage of the State Philharmonic Society for Children and Youth.