Interview with Ilias Nevretdinov (Ильяс Невретдинов), 2018 1st Prize Winner in Category I

We caught up with Ilias Nevretdinov from Moscow, Russia who won 1st prize in category one, ages 13 & under in the 2018 Ictus International Trumpet Competition (www.trumpetcompetition.org). Ilias is currently 14 years old and he made his debut performance with an orchestra at age 9. He shared details about his daily practice routine, experience with competitions, his teachers, where he studies, and what he is doing during the quarantine. Please note, the live performance segments in this video were not submitted to us as part of the Ictus International Music Competition but were shared with us for the purpose of this artist interview. Opening performance: Fantasie and Variations on Carnival of Venice by J.B. Arban. State Symphony Orchestra “New Russia” Conductor, Yuri Tkachenko Soloist, Ilias Nevretdinov Performed live on April 24, 2019 Zaryadye Concert Hall, Moscow, Russia Second performance: "Three Comrades" by Eduard Artemyev Ilias Nevretdinov, trumpet and Denis Matsuev, piano Performed live on June 16, 2018 as part of the Blue Bird Competition and aired on Russia-1 Grand Kremlin Hall, Moscow, Russia