Professor Lilia Umnova, a concert violinist and teacher, received her musical education from the outstanding musicians who continue the most important traditions of the Russian violin school: Professor Jury Vitenson, Professor Mikhail Reyson and Professor Semyon Snitkovsky.

 

After completing her postgraduate studies at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Lilia Umnova worked for about 20 years at the Belarusian State Conservatory and at the Republican College of Music of the Belarusian State Academy of Music as Head of the String Department.

 

Since 1999 Lilia Umnova lives and works in Germany. From 2002 to 2012 she was Professor of Violin at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent (Belgium).

Since 2012 Lilia Umnova is professor of Violin at the LUCA- School of Arts, Campus Lemmens (Leuven, Belgium).

Graduates and students of her class are laureates of national and international violin competitions and lead active professional careers as soloists, chamber musicians, orchestral artists and teachers in Europe, Asia and America.

 

Lilia Umnova has been a member of the jury of many national and international violin competitions.

 

Master classes of Professor Lilia Umnova were held in Belgium, Germany, France, England, Poland, Russia, Belarus.

 

Since 2015 Lilia Umnova - Professor of Violin at the International Summer Music Academy "Théodor Leschetyzki" (Vienna, Austria) http://www.leschetizky.com

 

Since 2016 - Member of the International Academy of Performing Arts and Sciences.

 

2017 - 2018 - Visiting Professor of Violin at the Maastricht Conservatory (Netherlands)

 

Lilia Umnova gives successful concerts as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles. Her concerts take place in Germany, Belgium, Holland, France, England, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Belarus, Russia.