Meet Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich

Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich is a Russian-born concert pianist and distinguished piano teacher.

Her vast wealth of teaching and performing experience enables her to successfully introduce performers of any level and age to the beautiful world of classical music.

World-Class Education

As a very young child, Yulia studied with her mother, Madame Luba Lipmanovich-Yackobishvili, who was an outstanding pianist and a great teacher. Later she studied with well-known Russian pianist Tatiana Nickolayeva in Moscow Tchaickovsky Pre-Conservatory.

Yulia received her Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance from the Juilliard School of Music in New York. She was a protégé student of the legendary pianist Madame Rosina Lhevinne, the teacher of Van Clibern, who brought her from Israel to Juilliard School. Yulia had a close relationship with Madame Rosina Lhevinne, at one point even living in her home to take daily lessons with the legendary teacher.

Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich a master’s degree from the Rubin Academy of Music of the Tel Aviv University in Israel where she studied on a full scholarship awarded by the University.

She was awarded her Doctorate in Piano Performance in 1998 under the guidance of Ian Hobson from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Among her teachers were Anthony di Bonaventura and Rudolfo Caporally.

Various Performing Accolades

Dr. Lipmanovich won the Piano Competition of the Soviet Composers (Moscow) and the Tenth Annual Young Artists International Competition (New York) where she was a winner among 300 contestants. She was recognized as an outstanding young performer and was named Collegiate All-American Scholar in the National Collegiate Academy Honorary Book.

When in Israel, she was a member of the Trio Bor, who were members of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and appeared in numerous concerts. She performed as a soloist with orchestras and in solo recitals, even performing for 30 foreign ambassadors and appearing on radio and television. Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich gave numerous Piano Master Classes in Israel including Master Classes at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Clairmont Hall of Tel Aviv University in Israel and gave solo recitals.

An avid fan of Chopin, she’s performed an All Chopin Program at the Trinity Church in London, and at Saint Martins in the Fields. She’s also performed Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 & No. 2 with the Kirov Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra with Chief Conductor Maestro Valery Raevsky.

To date, Dr. Yulia has performed in major concert halls as a soloist and with orchestras and chamber groups throughout the USA, Canada, Russia, Europe, Israel, Thailand, China, and Italy and venues in the USA such as Carnegie Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Steinway Hall.

Now based in Chicago, she’s given numerous performances in the area. Among them were Solo Recitals at the Studebaker Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, Ganz Hall at Roosevelt University and at the Fine Arts Building in celebration of their 125th Anniversary.

Renowned Educator & Faculty Member

Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich is a distinguished educator with a vibrant international career. Her expertise extends to performance, adjudication, and teaching, making her a sought-after mentor.

Currently, Dr. Lipmanovich serves on the piano faculty of the Interharmony International Music Festival (Italy & Germany) and the Summer Music Festival of the Gulf (San Marco, Italy), where she also performs. Her previous faculty positions include the Boston Conservatory, Boston College, Northeastern University, Daley College, and the Rubin Conservatory of Music (Jerusalem, Israel).

Other international engagements include serving as a jury member for prestigious competitions such as the 5th Chopin International Piano Competition and the 6th Mozart International Piano Competition (Thailand), and the Madame Rosina Lhevinne Piano International Competition (San Marco, Italy). She has also presented master classes at Magihol University (Bangkok, Thailand) and performed at the Ameropa Music Arts Festival “Musical Bridges” (St. Petersburg, Russia).

Dr. Lipmanovich maintains a thriving private studio in Chicago’s Fine Arts Building, in partnership with the Chicago Park District Ondian Boundary Cultural Center, and is the Executive Director and Founder of The Art of Piano Playing and Performing Arts, Inc.

Additionally, she was appointed by The Juilliard School to teach piano in the After School Arts program with Juilliard Nord Anglia Performing Arts program at the British International School of Chicago. Dr. Lipmanovich is a partner of the prestigious Steinway Educational Program and a member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and the Chicago Area Music Teachers Association (CAMTA).

Student Testimonials

It is not every day that you come across a person who’ve studied with the great Rosina Lhevinne. . . If you are serious and truly passionate in your piano studies and want to know the true artistry of piano, you should come and study with Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich.

– Jonathon T. (01/29/2018)

Both my 10 year old daughter and I started taking piano lessons from Dr. Yulia about six months ago. We couldn’t be happier with our enjoyable learning experience and the progress we made in such a short period of time.

– Ying Hirsch (8/19/2015)

Dr. Yulia Lipmanovich is a unique teacher and a truly amazing pianist who has encouraged me to stretch past my old days’ limit. Her instructing is difficult, but I assure you I leave every lesson with enchanting musical notes floating out the doorway and an enormous smile that would barely fit my face.

– Asuka Mori (8/14/2015)

Although I have cumulatively played piano for thirteen years, I can, without reservation, assert that these last four years [studying under Yulia Lipmanovich] were simultaneously the most developmentally challenging and musically rewarding of my pianistic career.

– Elizabeth Ridgway (6/26/2015)

It is all the attention to every single detail of the music that creates a wonderful sound that the listener may not even be aware of, but which makes the music beautiful. This is what Dr. Lipmanovich is so capable of teaching and pulling out of her students, more so than any other teacher I have ever known.

– James Blaine (9/15/2014)

During study, Dr. Yulia demonstrated her challenging yet, transformative style of teaching. Thanks to her, I learned a great amount of study over a short period of time in preparation for an entrance music exam for Wheaton College the Conservatory of Music.

– Joni Graves (08/30/2014)

Repertoires

Concerto

Arensky

Piano Concerto in f mior, Op 2

Fantasie on a Theme of Ryabinin, Op 48 “Fantasia on Russian Folksongs”

Bach

Piano Concerto in f minor

Piano Concerto in d minor

Beethoven

Piano Concerto No 1 in C Major, Op 15

Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat Major, Op 19

Piano Concerto No 3 in C Minor, Op. 37

Piano Concerto No 4 in G Major, Op 58

Piano Concerto No 5 in E Flat Major, (“Emperor”), Op 73

Bernstein

“West Side Story”

Balanchivadze

Piano Concerto

Brahms

Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat Major, Op 83

Chopin

Piano Concerto No 1 in e minor, Op 11

Piano Concerto No 2 in f minor, Op 21

Gershwin

Rhapsody in Blue

Concerto in F

Grieg

Piano Concerto in a minor, Op 16

Haydn

Piano Concerto in D Major

Liszt

Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat Major

Mozart

Piano Concerto K.484 in E flat Major

Piano Concerto K. 414 in A Major

Piano Concerto K. 453 in G Major

Piano Concerto K. 456 in B flat Major

Piano Concerto K. 467 in C Major

Piano Concerto K. 488 in A Major

Piano Concerto K. 491 in C Major

Piano Concerto K. 595 in B flat Major

Mendelssohn

Piano Concerto No 1 in g minor, Op 25

Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat Major, Op 10

Rachmaninov

Piano Concerto No 1 in f sharp minor, Op 1

Piano Concerto No 2 in c minor, Op 18

Saint-Saens

Piano Concerto No 2 in g minor, Op 22

Schumann

Piano Concerto in a minor, Op 54

Taktakishvili

Piano Concerto

Tchaikovsky

Piano Concerto No 1 in b flat minor, Op 23

Chamber Music

  • Complete violin sonatas of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Franck Sonata, Prokofiev
    Sonata, Debussy Sonata and many other selective works for violin and piano
  • Complete cello sonatas of Beethoven, Brahms, Grieg, Schubert, and others
  • Complete piano trios of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Chopin, Dvorak,
    Smetana, Mendelssohn, Ravel, Debussy, Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich,
    and others
  • Complete song cycles for voice and piano of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Debussy