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BIOGRAPHY

Yulia

Lipmanovich

Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich is an internationally acclaimed concert pianist and master teacher, born in Russia and currently based in Chicago, whose career combines the Russian pianistic tradition with an extensive international performing and educational activity. She studied with distinguished musicians including Tatiana Nikolayeva and Rosina Lhévinne, earned her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from The Juilliard School, pursued graduate studies at the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel Aviv University on a full scholarship with Pnina Salzman and Arie Vardi, and completed her Doctorate in Piano Performance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign under Ian Hobson. As a soloist and chamber musician, she has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, Israel and Asia, appearing at venues including Carnegie Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Steinway Hall, as well as in numerous Chicago concert series. Her performances have also been featured by major American television and radio outlets, including WFMT, WGN, PBS, NBC, FOX and WTTW. 

Alongside her performing career, Dr. Lipmanovich has developed an extensive international reputation as a piano professor, masterclass teacher and competition juror. She has served on the faculties of institutions including the Boston Conservatory, Boston College, Northeastern University and the Rubin Conservatory of Music in Jerusalem, and has taught and performed at international festivals in Italy, Spain, Russia and the United States. Her jury experience includes the Mozart International Piano Competition and Chopin International Piano Competition in Thailand, and she served as Honorary President of the Jury of the Madame Rosina Lhevinne International Piano Competition in Italy. Based in Chicago, she is a Steinway Educational Partner and Founder and Artistic Director of The Art of Piano Playing & Performing Arts at the historic Fine Arts Building, continuing her work in developing young musicians and preserving the traditions of classical piano artistry.