Ilya Gringolts, born on July 2, 1982 in Saint Petersburg, is a Russian violinist. He studied under Tatiana Liberova and Jeanna Metallidi before attending the Juilliard School with Itzhak Perlman. From 2001 to 2003, he was a member of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists program. His debut album, Paganini: Introduzione e Variazioni sul Tema 'Nel Cor Piu Non Mi Sento', was released in 1999. Throughout his career, Gringolts has performed with major orchestras worldwide and collaborated with notable musicians such as Yuri Bashmet and Itamar Golan. He has received several awards, including the Paganini Prize in 1998 and the Gramophone Award in the chamber music category in 2006.
