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Idan Shturman is an Israeli pianist and a graduate of the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music under the guidance of Professor Arie Vardi. From 2022 to 2023, he continued his studies at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. Currently, he is pursuing advanced studies with Professor Severin von Eckardstein at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.
In 2014, Idan performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra as part of its “Keynote” program. In 2023, he played for Maestro Daniel Barenboim at the Barenboim–Said Akademie in Berlin. He has also been part of the prestigious program for outstanding young musicians at the Jerusalem Music Center, where he worked with renowned pianists such as Murray Perahia and Craig Sheppard. His recitals at the Center have been broadcast on Israeli radio.
Idan has also been a participant at the Edward Aldwell Center, and through the Belgais Music Center, he studied with Maria João Pires and Miloš Popović.
He is a prizewinner of several national and international competitions, including the Piano Forever Competition (3rd Prize), Young Artist Competition (4th and 5th Prizes), Kalmi Competition (3rd Prize), Sterenberg Competition, Sansepolcro International Competition, Maria Giubilei Special Prize, Classicalia Competition (semifinalist), and the Grand Maestro International Competition (Gold Prize).
His studies and artistic development have been supported by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation (AICF) and the Ronen Foundation.
Idan has performed with orchestras under the batons of Uri Segal, Danwen Wei, and Guy Feder. He has participated in major international festivals and masterclasses, including the Music Fest Perugia and the Tel-Hai International Piano Masterclasses, where he performed alongside violinist Vera Vaidman and received the Marina Bondarenko Prize.
He has also attended the Mozarteum Summer Academy multiple times, earning scholarships and studying with distinguished teachers such as Aquiles Delle Vigne, Dina Yoffe, Robert Levin, and Lei Meng. Additional masterclass experiences include working with Victor Derevianko in Dolný Kubín, and with Agathe Leimoni and Massimiliano Ferrati at the Poros Academy.