Estonian pianist Ivari Ilja has performed on many important concert stages throughout the world, as duo partner of such renowned singers as Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Irina Arkhipova, Maria Guleghina, and Elena Zaremba. Since 2003, he has repeatedly toured with Dmitri Hvorostovsky to the USA, Europe, Hong Kong, and Japan. Born in Tallinn, Ivari Ilja performed his studies at the Estonian State Conservatoire as well as the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire.