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Ilja Ruf

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I’m very grateful for the recognition my compositions have received over the past few months!!! thank you 🙏🏼❤️

Manhattan International Music Competition:
Silver Medal for my “Suite for Clarinet Trio” (recording by Trio ClariNoir, available everywhere)

Vienna International Music Competition:
Gold Medal with honorary mention for my “Sonata for Clarinet and Piano” (no recording yet)

Global Music Awards:
Silver Medal for my “Concertino for Piano & Big Band” (live video on YouTube)

#musiccomposer #composition #classicalcomposer #jazzcomposer #musicaward taken in Carnegie Hall by @iljaruf

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4 months ago

thank you for having us @jazzburghausen @max.gerwien.percussion @percusiano

📸 Gerald Langer by @iljaruf

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6 months ago

🎙️Rückblick: China Moses beim Jazzfest Bonn 2025

China Moses brachte ihre mächtige Stimme, ihre lässige Präsenz und die tighten Grooves ihrer Band ins Opernhaus. Zwischen Soul, Jazz und unbändigem Ausdruck holte das Konzert das Publikum aus den Stühlen.

🔗 Mitschnitt über den Linktree

#jazzfestbonn #chinamoses #jazzfestbonn2025 #livemusic #jazzsinger #bonn #music #theartoflistening taken in Opernhaus Bonn by @iljaruf

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a year ago

🇸🇪 vacationing 🧍🏽‍♂️

#sweden #kalmar taken in Kalmar, Sweden by @iljaruf

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a year ago

Pressefotos für @iljaruf @iljaaamusic 🏂

#pressefotos by @iljaruf

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a year ago

This January, I composed a Sonata for Clarinet and Piano 🎼 I had the pleasure of premiering it with my brother @ivo_ruf at the Clarimondo Festival just a week ago. Thank you @kilianherold and @florian.schuele for the kind invitation and opportunity!

If you’d like a copy of the score, feel free to DM or email me — I’ll be happy to send it your way 🤝

I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Menuetto
IV. Rondo
~ 22 min, 166 pages

Photos of the concert by @frozenlight_by_jakob

#classicalmusic #composer #classicalcomposer #chambermusic #pianoandclarinet #pianomusic #sonata #duo #sonataforclarinetandpiano #clarinetsonata #clarinet #composing #pianist #classicalpianomusic #classicalpiano #piano by @iljaruf

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Last week has been a looot of fun 🫶🏼
1 @tamburimundi with @max.gerwien.percussion 🥁🎹
2 Beethoven town Bonn
3 & 4 tiny tour with @chinamoses and band in Bonn @jazzfestbonn, @jazzclub_unterfahrt Munich and @womeninjazz Halle
5 Vienna recording
6 Mozart town
7 released a song called “Next to You” 👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼☀️ (Cover art)
8 Liszt Statue Stuttgart
9 new wallpaper for mom 🌷

#fun #ontour #musician #vienna #recording #poppies #summer #touringmusician #classicalmusic #jazzpop #pianist by @iljaruf

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@cro @buntmusic @hildastenmalm @theironix @nordkeyboards

#musician #pianist #nordstage #cro #pianosolo #improvisation #fyp #foryou #piano #crofeature #bunt #jazzimprovisation #jazz #poppiano #keyboarder #keys #popmusic #viralmusic by @iljaruf

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Cover und Pressefotos für @iljaruf by @iljaruf

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Running 🏃🏽 Song and Music Video Out Now! I’ve been working on it and thinking about it for a long time and I’m really excited to finally share it with you 🌸

Thank you to all of you for listening 🎧

Thank you @soenke.wsr for producing, engineering, mixing and mastering the song

Thank you @finnbuendert for directing, filming and editing the music video

Thank you @lucijaeva for making the cover and taking photos with me

Thank you @pia.schmoll @emma.joe_ @nils_pstr @fridokrenn @clarna_23 @chiara.kilchling @jan.martin.guitar @soundslikejan @ruben.grosse_music for lending me your sweet voices for the choir part

Thank you @emma.joe_ & @jofe1 for collecting the very first ideas with me to bring the project to life years ago

Thank you @helen_brbn for everything
Thank you @taaaammmmaaaay @_selina1_ and mom & dad

If you like the song, please add it to your playlists and show it to your friends. I’m so grateful that you’re here because this is just the beginning and I’m so excited for what’s to come 💗

#running #popmusic #newrelease #ilja #newartist by @iljaruf

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#classicalmusic #orchestralmusic #barbie #musician #music #whatwasimadefor #billieeilish #viralvideo #fyp
@billieeilish @finneas by @iljaruf

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guess he forgot how to be happy #whatwasimadefor #billieeilish #orchestra #viral #fyp

@billieeilish @finneas by @iljaruf

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