Ilan Volkov
Conductor Ilan Volkov has had a long tenure as the conductor and principal guest conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Volkov specializes in music of the early 20th century, contemporary music, and little-performed works of various periods.
The son of Alexander Volkov, a concert pianist, Ilan Volkov was born on September 8, 1976, in Tel Aviv, Israel. He took to conducting early on, studying with Mendi Rodan at the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem, and moving on to the Royal Academy of Music in London. At 19, Volkov was named Young Conductor in Association with the BBC Northern Sinfonia. Later, he served as the conductor of its youth orchestra and that of the London Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Volkov scored a major breakthrough in 1999 when conductor Seiji Ozawa named him the assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Volkov made guest appearances with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra during this period and was named its chief conductor in 2003. At the time, he was the youngest chief conductor of a BBC orchestra. After a three-year term, Volkov stayed on as the principal guest conductor, a position he has continued to hold. Volkov served for three years as the principal conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in the early 2010s, leading that group in its debut appearance at the Proms, and he has made guest conducting appearances with prominent orchestras worldwide, including the National Symphony in Washington, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestre de Paris. In 2012, Volkov founded the Tectonics Festival, which promotes new music with annual festivals in various locations that have included Adelaide, Australia, New York, and Athens. With violinist Ilya Gringolts, he founded the I&I Foundation, aimed at furthering the growth of new music. In Tel Aviv, he was the co-founder of the Levontin 7 venue, which stresses the inclusion of a variety of genres.
Volkov has recorded more than 20 albums, many of them made for the Hyperion label and featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony. His releases have included such rarities as the Chamber Symphony of Nikolai Roslavets. In 2013, Volkov joined pianist Steven Osborne for a recording of the complete music for piano and orchestra of Stravinsky. Volkov returned in 2021 with a world premiere recording of Martin Suckling's This Departing Landscape with the BBC Scottish Symphony on the NMC label.
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Bloch: Schelomo & Voice in the Wilderness – Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Natalie Clein, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 27 Jul 2012
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Stravinsky: Complete Music for Piano & Orchestra
Steven Osborne, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 2 Jun 2013
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Lucia Dlugoszewski: Abyss and Caress
Klangforum Wien, Peter Evans, Johannes Kalitzke, Tim Anderson, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by col legno on 20 Oct 2023
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Mirela Ivičević: Scarlet Songs (Live)
Ilan Volkov, Klangforum Wien, The Black Page Orchestra, Juan Martin Miceli, Bas Wiegers, Vasilis Tsiatsianis
Classical - Released by KAIROS on 5 Oct 2022
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Arensky: Violin Concerto; Taneyev: Suite de concert (Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto 7)
Ilya Gringolts, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Feb 2009
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Britten: Piano Concerto; Diversions; Young Apollo
Steven Osborne, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Sep 2008
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Malin Bång: Works for Orchestra (Live)
Classical - Released by NEOS Music on 18 Mar 2022
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Canat de Chizy: Over the Sea & Other Orchestral Works
Classical - Released by Solstice on 1 Sep 2015
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Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Elisabeth Leonskaja, Camerata Salzburg, Ilan Volkov
Miscellaneous - Released by Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm (MDG) on 1 Jan 2006
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Roslavets: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Alina Ibragimova, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Nov 2008
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Rubbra & Walton: Viola Concertos
Lawrence Power, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Jun 2007
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Reger: Piano Concerto – R. Strauss: Burleske (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 53)
Marc-André Hamelin, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Apr 2011
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ABRAHAMSEN: Stratifications / Nacht und Trompeten / Piano Concerto
Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Anne Marie Abildskov, Thomas Dausgaard, BIT20 Ensemble, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Dacapo on 1 Nov 2004
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Harvey: Body Mandala, Timepieces, Tranquil Abiding, White as Jasmine & …Towards a Pure Land
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov, Stefan Solyom
Classical - Released by NMC Recordings on 7 Apr 2008
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Roslavets: Chamber Symphony & In the Hours of the New Moon
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Nov 2006
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G. Coates: Works for Chamber Orchestra
Jessica Niles, Tobias Vogelmann, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by NEOS Music on 1 Dec 2023
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Topophony
WDR Sinfonieorchester, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by hat[now]ART on 17 Aug 2018
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Janáček: Mr Brouček Suite, The Eternal Gospel & Other Orchestral Music
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Sep 2005
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Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss & Scènes de ballet
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Apr 2010
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Liszt: 3 Funeral Odes, S. 112; 2 Episodes, S. 110 etc
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 28 Mar 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo