«SINGOLO ОRCHESTRA» Chamber orchestra The chamber orchestra was established in the spring of 2009. It is composed of young musicians, laureates of all-Russian and international competitions, playing with the best music bands in the city.
The orchestra’s repertoire can boast both world chamber masterpieces and rarely performed and sometimes forgotten works of world musical art. A number of compositions were performed by the orchestra for the first time in Russia.
Alexander Rudin, Anton Gakkel, YaroslavZaboyarkin repeatedly performed with the orchestra as conductors, and many famous Russian musicians as soloists.

Yaroslav ZABOYARKIN (conductor)
In 2011, he graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory as a violinist (class of A. Kazarina), and in 2016 he got a specialization of an opera and symphony conductor (class of M. Kukushkin).
In 2010, he won the international violin competition in Gerardmer (France) and the D.D. Shostakovich international competition of chamber ensembles in Moscow. In 2012, he made his debut as a conductor with the «New Japan Philharmonic» orchestra at the 16th International Conducting Competition in Tokyo, with a semi-finalist diploma award. In 2013, he became a permanent conductor of the «Singolo Orchestra», and in 2016 he was awarded the title of laureate at the international competition «Vivat, St. Petersburg». In addition, YaroslavZaboyarkin is a diploma winner at the conductor’s competition of N. Rota in Italy, and the winner of the conductors competition named after G. Fitelberg. From 2011 to the present, he has been a member of the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.
After graduation, he improved his conducting skills at the Estonian Academy of Music under the guidance of NeemiJ?rvi, PaavoJ?rvi and Leonid Green. In 2019, at the initiative of Yuri Temirkanov, for the first time he stood at the podium of the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestraperforming for the series «Debuts of Young Conductors».
In 2020, he became the leader of the Youth Chamber Orchestra, consisting of musicians from the same orchestra. In 2022, he was elected an Honorary Member of the Philharmonic Society of St. Petersburg.

Miroslav KULTYSHEV (piano)
He graduated from the Special music school at the St. Petersburg Conservatory (class of Z.M. Zucker, and then the Conservatory, completed a postgraduate course (class of A.M. Sandler). He began performing on stage at the age of 6. At the age of 10, he made his debut in the GrandPhilharmonicHall, performing Mozart’s concerto in D minor conducted by Y. Kh. Temirkanov.
In 1998, he became a laureate of the International Festival of Young Pianists named after G.G. Neuhaus, in 2007 - the winner of the 13th International TchaikovskyCompetition, and in 2012 - the winner of the international competition in Monte Carlo (Principality of Monaco).
He repeatedly took part in international festivals in Germany, Italy, France, Finland, Poland and Austria, as well as in such Russian festivals as «The Musical Kremlin», «Faces of Modern Pianism», «Stars of the White Nights», «International Conservatory Week», «Silver Lyre».
He tours around Russia, regularly performs in the best concert halls of St. Petersburg and Moscow, as well as in such foreign halls as the Vienna «Musikverein», the Salzburg «Mozarteum», the New York «Lincoln Center» the Tokyo «Suntory Hall», the Amsterdam «Concertgebouw», the London «Wigmore Hall», the Paris «Gaveau Hall» and many others.
He collaborates with such conductors as V. Gergiev, Y. Bashmet, V. Ashkenazi, V. Sinaisky, M. Gorenstein, V. Petrenko, I. Marin, N. Alekseev.
He is an Honorary Member of the Philharmonic Society of St. Petersburg. At the present time - Associate Professor of the St. Petersburg Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.

WU Junsheng (tenor) Born in China, in the city of Sichuan. Currently, he is an assistant trainee at the St. Petersburg N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory (class of S.R. Granquist).
He is an active concert performer. He played at the Academic Capella of St. Petersburg, at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, at the Moscow Music School named after S.V. Rachmaninov. At the St. Petersburg Theater named after F.I. Chaliapin, he performed the leading parts in two operas by P.I. Tchaikovsky - «Eugene Onegin» (Lensky) and «Iolanthe» (Vaudemont).

Dmitry PAVLIY (piano)
He graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory and completed a postgraduate course (class of L.M. Zaichik). He was a scholarship holder of the «Young Talents of St. Petersburg», «Palaces of St. Petersburg» and «Wagner Society» foundations (Bayreuth).
He is a laureate of international competitions, holder of more than ten diplomas in the category «Best Accompanist». He took part in master classes by Lev Naumov, Vladimir Mishchuk, Andrey Diev, MikhailVoskresensky. He gives a lot of concerts in Russia and abroad as a soloist, accompanist, and also as a member of various chamber ensembles.
He is an Honorary Member of the Philharmonic Society of St. Petersburg. Currently he teaches at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. At the same time, he works as a leading accompanist at the vocal department of the Conservatory (class of T.D. Novichenko).

Julia MIKHAILOVSKAYA (Vocal) She made her debut in 2010 with her regular partner, guitarist Alexander Mikhailovsky. In 2012, she became a laureate of the «Autumn Marathon» competition, and was invited to participate in the St. Petersburg Jazz Philharmonic Hall, «Melodies of Hollywood and Broadway» and «Lady Jazz» projects. Since then, she has been a regular performer on this prestigious jazz stage.
Julia Mikhailovskaya, as a rule, performs accompanied by her instrumental ensemble under the direction of A. Mikhailovsky. Being one of the most sought-after vocalists of St. Petersburg jazz, she often works with such musicians as David Goloshchekin, Konstantin Khazanovich, FedorKuvaytsev, Yuri Bogatyrev, GrigoryVoskoboinik and many others.
In 2013, she received the 1st prize from Anatoly Kroll for winning the international Gnesin-jazz competition. In 2015, together with V.B. Feiertag she prepared a program dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Billie Holiday. She participated in the project «Stars of St. Petersburg Jazz», toured in Penza, Riga, Moscow, and in 2017, also with V.B. Feiertag, she prepared a program dedicated to the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin.
In addition to English jazz, Julia Mikhailovskaya performs Brazilian bossa nova and samba in Portuguese.
A special place in the singer’s repertoire is given to the Soviet song, the traditions of which she loves and honors very much.

Nikita ZUBAREV (cello)
He graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory (class of A.P. Nikitin). He started learning to play the cello at the age of 5. At the age of 11, he became a diploma winner at the International Youth Competition named after E.A. Mravinsky, and at the age of 16 - the winner of the 2nd prize of the All-Russian Cello Competition. Subsequently, he won many competitions, including the competition of chamber ensembles of the GartowStiftung and the competition named after M.V. Yudina. He is a participant of master classes by A. Rudin, T. Gaidamovich, G. Schiffen.
Since 2009, he has been a member of the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. He is actively involved in the concert life of the city, performs as a soloist and ensemble player, takes part in the «Arts Square» and «Silver Lyre» festivals. As a soloist, he performed with such conductors as A. Titov, A. Rudin, S. Stadler, A. Steinluht, V. Sobolev, A. Shakhmametiev, A. Vasiliev. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Piano Trio of the Philharmonic Society of St. Petersburg.
He is the first performer in St. Petersburg of many compositions for cello and orchestra by K. Stamitz, A. Vivaldi, L. Hoffman, D. Zipoli, V.A. Mozart, L. Spohr, F. Dilius, A. Lvov, A. Grechaninov and Y. Krein.
He is an Honorary Member of the Philharmonic Society of St. Petersburg. At present, alongside with his work in the orchestra, he teaches the cello class at the Music College named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov.

Stanislav SOLOVYOV (piano)
He graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory (class of A.M. Sandler) and completed a postgraduate course (classes of A.M. Sandler and N.A. Arzumanova). He is a laureate and winner of five All-Russian and international competitions, including four first prizes, in particular at the Piano Competition named after F. Liszt in Wroclaw in 2005.
The pianist actively tours both in Russia and abroad. He has performed in the Netherlands, Latvia, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Serbia, France, Poland, Greece, South Korea, Finland, Spain and Israel. He plays solo and together with various symphony orchestras, including the St. Petersburg Capella Orchestra, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestras of Belgrade and Wroclaw, the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra, the «Tavrichesky» Leningrad Region Orchestra, the «Classics» Orchestra and other ensembles.
He took part in many festivals, including such as the «Stars of the White Nights» and «Silver Lyre» (St. Petersburg), «Aix-en-Provence» (France), and «Music of the World»(Jerusalem), «Rising stars (Riga).
Chamber music occupies a special place in the concert activity of Stanislav Solovyov. His constant stage partners are violinist D. Lozakovich, cellist A. Massarsky, soprano E. Lyons, pianist O. Weinstein, bass M. Svetlov.
He is an Honorary Member of the Philharmonic Society of St. Petersburg. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Chamber Ensemble Department of the St. Petersburg Conservatory.

Evgeny IZOTOV (piano)
He graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory and completed a postgraduate course (classes of N.N. Seregina and N.V. Semishina), as well as postgraduate courses at the EcoleNormale de Music in Paris (class of M. Ryabitsky). He took part in master classes by D. Bashkirov, U. Nabor, K.Kh. Kemmerling, L. Berman.
He is a laureate of many international competitions, including the competition of higher schools in Takasaki (Japan) - 1 prize, the competition of the piano academy founded by Theo Lieven Foundation (Como, Italy) - 1 prize, the competition of J. Enescu (Bucharest, Romania) - 2 prize, as well as excellence awards at competitions in Portugal and France. He actively tours in Russia, Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil. His name can be seen on the bills of the best concert halls in the world. He has taken part in festivals in Switzerland, England, Italy, France, Germany and Finland. He played under the direction of such conductors as M. Yurovsky, J.-C. Casadesus, H. Sudan, M. Atzmon, A. Ostrovsky, D. Wilson, R. Trevigno, A. Anisimov, C. Palecci, E. Simon.
For many years he has been fruitfully cooperating with the Chopin Society of St. Petersburg. In September 2013, he gave a solo concert as part of the G 20 summit in St. Petersburg.
Much attention is paid to chamber performance. Among the pianist’s partners are violinists V. Pesin, V. Sokolov, S. Dogadin and A. Baranov, cellists T. Trepel, G. Hoffman, L. Gorokhov and D. Eremin, the «Atrium» quartets and the K. Shimanovskyquartet.
The pianist brilliantly combines his concert activity with pedagogical work. Since 2004 he has been teaching chamber ensemble at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, and since 2008 he has been a visiting professor at Busan Silla University in South Korea.

BOSPHORUS TRIO (piano trio)
Immediately after its establishment, the music band composed of three ambitious and dedicated musicians performed with great success on the radio and in the prestigious concert halls of Ankara. From then on, success accompanied the team performing at various festivals.
From the very beginning, the musicians decided that their «Bosphorus Trio» would work under the motto «national composers go first», and the band members would discover forgotten and unknown works by Turkish authors for themselves and the public. And that is what they have been doing for all the past years.
However, along with the heritage of Turkish composers, the «Bosphorus Trio» is trying to offer listeners fresh interpretation of well-known pieces by Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Debussy and other composers, both classical and romantic, as well as modern authors from different countries.
The authoritative «International Chigiana Academy» highly appreciated the band’s professionalism, and awarded them with a special scholarship. And after the brilliant performance of the musicians at the Academy’s master class under the guidance of Professor G?nter Pichler (one of the members of the famous Alban Berg Quartet), all three were granted the «Honorary Diplomas» - a very rare award for musicians who perform in the Academy’s master classes for the first time.

Ozgur UNALDI (piano)
He began to play the piano at the age of 7 with Professor G. Sechkin, and then continued his studies at the Faculty of Performing Arts of Bilkent University in Ankara with Gulnara Aziz, a student of Russian professor Alexey Nasedkin.
In 2006, after graduating with honors from the University, the pianist entered the postgraduate course of the Moscow Conservatory, the class of Irina Plotnikova. And shortly after graduating from the school, OzgurUnaldi was awarded the title of laureate at the 17th J. Brahms Competition in Austria becoming the first Turkish pianist to be awarded this prestigious award.
The pianist often performs solo and chamber music in Turkey and abroad, participates in many festivals, plays with outstanding conductors and orchestras. In addition to concert activity, OzgurUnaldi devotes a lot of time to composing - he writes various music for piano solo,being the author of a number of preludes, toccatas, variations and cadences for classical duets, as well as arrangements for piano duets and trios. The pianist’s discography includes «Turkish Piano Trios» and «Rachmaninov’s music for two pianos».
Currently he is a professor at the Department of Piano at the State Conservatory of Uludag University in Bursa, recognized as one of the leading conservatories in Turkey.

Ozgecan GUNOZ (violin)
She graduated from the violin faculty of the Ankara Conservatory of Hacettepe University with CengizOzkok and ReyyanYucelen. She continued her studies at the DokuzEylulUniversity Conservatory with KartalAk?nc?. She also studied with David Salness in Maryland (USA) and with Benjamin Warsaw at the Istanbul University Conservatory.
She won the 1st Prize at the Lions Club Competition, and the 3rd Prize at the «String Instruments Competition» organized by Yamaha and the D.E.U.
She played in the Youth Orchestras of Bremen and Andolu, participated in many festivals, attended master classes led by Valentina Yakubovskaya, Igor Oistrakh, Gerhard Schulz, Gerald Rubinstein and Joshua Epstein. She participated in a chamber master class by violinist Eliza Kuder from the Apple Hill American Chamber Music Society, as a result of which she was awarded a special scholarship and invited to the US Chamber Music Festival.
She performed as a soloist with orchestras from Athens, Northern Cyprus, Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya and many others. Since 2011 she has been playing in the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra (since 2016 - concertmaster)

Caglayan CETIN (cello)
He started learning to play the cello at the Trakia University Conservatory. Then he continued at the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in the class of ResitErzin. Even during his studies, he was invited to the Pergine Festival in Italy, where he participated in many chamber concerts, and also performed with the PSA festival orchestra as an accompanist of the cello group.
After graduation, he worked in various Turkish symphony ensembles - the orchestra of the Istanbul Opera and Ballet Theatre, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Sisli Symphony Orchestra, CemalResit Rey Istanbul Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been the principal cello of PergineSpettacoloAperto Youth Orchestra, Bakirkoy Chamber Orchestra and the Istanbul Symphonyetta, established by famous Turkish conductor GurerAykal.
Currently he is the principal cello of the Orchestra Sion, collaborates with the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra and teaches at the Maltepe University State Conservatory.

Maria LITKE (soprano)
She graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory (class of I.P. Bogacheva). She participated in master classes with Elena Obraztsova, Alexandrina Milcheva, Marcello Giordani, NeilShikoff. She made her debut as Marguerite («Faust» by Ch. Gounod) on the stage of the St Petersburg Conservatory Theatre.
Since 2006, she has been a leading soloist of the Mikhailovsky Theatre, where she performed the main soprano roles in such works as «Carmen» by G. Bizet, «Faust» by C. Gounod, «Silva» by I. Kalman, «Eugene Onegin» by P.I. Tchaikovsky, «Troubadour", «Aida» and «Requiem» by G. Verdi, «La Boheme» and «Turandot» by D. Puccini, «Katya Kabanova» by L. Janacek, «Don Juan» by W. Mozart, «The Snow Maiden» by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District» by D.D. Shostakovich. She collaborated with such musicians as Elena Obraztsova, Neil Shikoff, Vladimir and Dmitry Yurovsky, Jose Cura, VassilySinaisky, Frederic Chazlin, VassilyPetrenko, VladimirGaluzin, Daniele Rustione, Leon Botstein. She has toured to the USA, Japan, China, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovenia. She played in theaters in Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Minsk, as well as in the «Fisher Center» in New York.
She collaborates with the Russian Concert Orchestra, the «Classics» Symphony Orchestra, performs chamber and organ music. Currently she plays the leading soprano parts in operas by R. Wagner, G. Verdi, G. Puccini, R. Leoncavallo, A. Dvorak and P.I. Tchaikovsky on the stage of the Mikhailovsky Theater.

Anna SHELUDKO (piano)
She graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory and completed postgraduate studies (class of V.S. Vishnevsky). She took part in master classes by D. Bashkirov, A. Vardi, A. Diev, M. Crudelli, V. Rosenbaum, L. Sims, G. Able, S. Beusten, J.-B. Pommier.
She is a laureate and student of many international piano competitions. Anna Sheludko received prizes in the following competitions: the D.D. Shostakovich competition and «Muses of Petersburg" (St. Petersburg), the piano competition in Nagoya (Japan) and the competition named after E. Durlet (Belgium), «The Coast of Hope» (Bulgaria), the Tomassoni Foundation Competition (Germany) and the Piano Competition of E. Pozoli (Italy).
She was a scholarship holder of such foundations as «Russian Performing Arts» (Moscow), «Palaces of St. Petersburg», the GartowStiftung, the Foundation of the Academic Council of the Conservatory, the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg in the program «Young Talents of St. Petersburg».
She has performed with the Symphony Orchestras of Japan and South Korea, the Youth Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, the «Classics» and «Taurida» Symphony Orchestras, the Opera and Ballet Theater of the St. Petersburg Conservatory and the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic.
In recent years, she has given solo concerts at the philharmonic societies of Novosibirsk, Ufa, Bryansk, Barnaul, Veliky Novgorod, Smolensk, Kemerovo, Vologda, Nizhny Tagil and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

RUSSIAN-CHINESE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Russian-Chinese Symphony Orchestra was established in St. Petersburg in 2022 by initiative of two graduates of the St. Petersburg Conservatory in the class of Professor V.A. Altshuler – Victoria Dobrovolskaya (Russia) and Zheng Tongruo(China).
Currently, it is the only symphony orchestra in the world consisting of the equal number of Russian and Chinese musicians. Victoria Dobrovolskaya and Zheng Tongruoare bothchiefconductors and artistic directors of the ensemble.
Despite its young age, the orchestra has already taken part in the International Conservatory Week festival, performedat Cathedral Square in the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Silk Road concert as part of the Moscow Musical Evenings in Tverskaya, and also presented a number of its projects at such venues as the St. Petersburg Academic Chapel, the Small Hall named after. M.I. Glinka, Atrium of the General Staff of the Hermitage, and Museum-Estate of G.R. Derzhavin.
The ensemble’s repertoire includes works ofboth classical and contemporary Russian and Chinese composers, fragments from operas and ballets, compositions for solo classical and folk instruments, arrangements of Russian and Chinese folk songs for symphony orchestra.

Victoria DOBROVOLSKAYA (conductor)
She graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory with a degree in «Academic Choir Conducting» and «Opera-Symphony Conducting» (classes of P.A. Rossolovsky and V.A. Altshuler), and completed an assistantship internship in the same specialties (classes of V.V. Uspensky and V.A. Altshuler). She is a laureate of the 2nd All-Russian Music Competition (Moscow, 2015).
Since 2010, she has worked as a teacher, conductor of the choir and orchestra of the Music College of Daejeon (South Korea). Since 2013, she has held the position of a director of the choir of the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Since 2017, she has been a conducting teacher at the Harbin Conservatory (China), director of the student orchestra and choir, as well as artistic director and chief conductor of the International Orchestra of the Harbin Conservatory.
From 2021, she has been teaching at the St. Petersburg Institute of Culture, and from 2022 to the present - has worked as an artistic director and chief conductor of the Russian-Chinese Symphony Orchestra and Academic Choir in St. Petersburg.

ZHENG Tongruo (conductor)
She graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory with a degree in Opera and Symphony Conducting (class of V.A. Altshuler). Before that, she studied composition and conducting at the Chinese Conservatory (classes of Liu Qing and LiuYulin). She is a diploma winner of the International Competition for Young Conductors named after. I.A. Musina (2019). Currently she is undergoing assistant training at the St. Petersburg Conservatory (class of V.A. Altshuler).
In 2018, she took part in a master class with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and won the «Best Conductor in the opinionof the Orchestra members» award. From the same year, she has been an assistant conductor of the Huan Province Theater. She was an artistic director of the concert dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. Since 2019, she has been a guest conductor of the Henan National Orchestra (China).
From 2022 to the present, she has been an artistic director and chief conductor of the Russian-Chinese Symphony Orchestra and Academic Choir in St. Petersburg.

Zhang LEI (soprano)
She graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory (class of Professor V.P. Lebed). She is a laureate of many all-Russian and international competitions, including the Grand Prix award of the «Winter Tale» arts festival and the «Star Rhapsody» vocal competition. She is the winner of the competition named after. G.A. Kovaleva, the competition between Russian romance young performers «Romansiada», the«Karelia Cup» competition, the youth competition dedicated to the 140th anniversary of I.F. Stravinsky, the Russian-Chinese competition «Consonance» and «The Great Silk Road» competition, as well as the winner of the international professional award «BraVo».
She performed at such venues as the Grand Hall of the Kremlin Palace, the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, the Novosibirsk and Mongolian Opera and Ballet Theaters, sang in the Moscow City Hall and the «Moskovsky» Cultural and Leisure Center, and participated in concerts at the St. Petersburg Hall named after M.I. Glinka and the halls of the Kaliningrad and Volgograd Philharmonic.
Currently, she is a trainee at the Academy of Young Opera Singers of the Mariinsky Theater, as well as a teacher of solo singing at the Pedagogical University named after A.I. Herzen.

Olesya TERTYCHNAYA (flute)
A graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory (classes of G.P. Nikitin and N.E. Sechkareva), she took part in master classes of such leading flutists of the world as P.-L. Graf, O. Nicolet, M. Piccinini, J.-C. Gerard.
During her studies, she became a laureate of multiple international youth competitions. In 1998, she won the 1st prize at the prestigious competition «Maria Canals» in Barcelona, and in 2002 she was awarded the «Pro Europa» prize of the European Cultural Foundation. Since 1998, she has been amember ofthe St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. A participant of many international festivals, she conducts master classes in various cities of Russia and Italy. She is a jury member atvarious international competitions.
She performs a lot solo and with ensemble. Sheappears on the stage with the best symphony orchestras of Russia, as well as with Italian chamber orchestras of Naples and Bari. Since 2019, she has been teaching a flute class at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.

Mikhail GANTVARG (violin)
He graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory and completed an assistantship internship (class of M.I. Vayman). He is a laureate of the international violin competition named after N. Paganini (Genoa, 1967) and the All-Union Competition (Moscow, 1969). From 1975 to 1987, he was the concertmaster of the Leningrad (St.Petersburg) Symphony Orchestra
In 1987, he organized the chamber orchestra «Soloists of St. Petersburg»,and he still manages it today, being a professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, which he led as rector from 2011 to 2015.
He performed as a soloist and conductor in the USA, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Finland, Sweden and Luxembourg. In collaboration with Russian and foreign recording companies, he recorded about 40 CDs, which contain all Mozart’s violin concertos, Vivaldi’s instrumental series, and violin concertos by Bach, Haydn, Sibelius and Shostakovich.

Ilya KOZLOV (violin)
He graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory (class of V.Yu. Ovcharek). He is a laureate of a number of international competitions, and the winner of such competitions as E.A. Mravinsky contest (St. Petersburg, 1996), A.K. Glazunov contest (Paris, 2000), and A. Postacchini contest (Italy, Fermo, 2000). In 2002 he received the Yu.Kh. Temirkanov award.
Currently, Ilya Kozlov is the concertmaster of second violins in of the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. In parallel with his work in the orchestra, he actively performs as a soloist and ensemble player, and participates in Russian and foreign festivals. He toured in Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and other European countries.