With over 100 concerts and events in 2018 and 2019, Tome Iliev is one of the most distinctive clarinetist of his generation, playing active every music genre from Classical, Jazz through World, Balkan, Brasilian and Afro - Cuban music.
Currently is working as a clarinet teacher at Music School 'Hug' - Zurich and Musikgesellschaft Rorbas ZH and as a conductor at Brassband Stadtmusik Mellingen AG and Musikgesellschaft 'RFT' - Rorbas ZH. He is regularly playing in Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria and in the Balkan countries with his main bands: Tome Iliev Sextet, The Nozez and Gaston.
Born in December 1985 in Kavadarci, Macedonia.
Education:
1993 - 2000 Primary Music School ' Lazo Micev - Rale ' - Kavadarci, Macedonia
2000 - 2004 Music High School ' Ilija Nikolovski - Luj '- Skopje, Macedonia
2004 - 2008 National Music Academy ' Panco Vladigerov ' - Sofia, Bulgaria Bachelor Degree - Prof. Petko Radev.
2010 - 2016 University of Arts - Zurich, Switzerland Master Performance Classical - Prof. Matthias Müller Master Pedagogy Jazz - Prof. Christoph Grab
Classical master classes:
Charles Neidich, Sharon Kam, Karl Leister, Nicolas Baldeyrou, Michel Lethiec, Philippe Cuper, Alesandro Carbonare, Francoix Benda, Henry Bok, Michael Collins, Jiri Hlavac, sir Neville Mariner.
Jazz workshops:
Eddie Daniels, John O'Gallagher, Tony Malaby, Bugge Wesseltopf, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Billy Hart, Reto Suhner, Chris Wiesendanger, Adrian Frei, Ambrose Akunmusire.
Summer Academies:
2003 Interlochen Art Academy - Michigan, USA
2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 Summer Academy ' Prague - Vienna - Budapest ' - Payerbach and Reichenau, Austria
2011 Summer Academy - Apeldoorn, Holland
Orchestras:
2003 World Youth Symphony Orchestra - Michigan, USA
2004 - 2005 Youth Symphony Orchestra ' Luj '- Skopje, Macedonia
2006 - 2007 Europian Youth Orchestra - Payerbach, Austria
2008 Europian Youth Symphony - Ruse, Bulgaria
2010 - 2012 Academy Symphony Orchestra - Zurich, Switzerland
2012 - 2015 Orchestre du Centre Philharmonique - Verteuil d'Agenais, France