Thanks to the nature of Ilona's voice-warm,
luscious middle and flexible top her performance is a pure emotion.
'..I was struck
by a combination of a voice of silken beauty with a powerfully affecting sensitivity.
I‘d never been so totally
engaged by a performance of La Voix Humaine, and haven’t since. Ilona Domnich gave the most compelling performance of
the piece I've ever witnessed: not big in gesture, but minutely observed, utterly credible, and sung with a disarming,
jewel-like beauty. I've seen a lot of Voix Humaines...this was the first I've ever known to leave me on the edge of
tears.' Michael White, Opera Now
"I
find this young woman extremely talented. Ilona shows an inborn musicality, a natural feel for phrasing and expression that
cannot be taught." John W. Freeman, Opera News NY
Ilona's operatic roles include: Countess Le Nozze di Figaro, Pamina
in Die Zauberflote, Elle in Poulenc's La Voix Humaine, Tatiana in
Evgene Onegin, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Bride The very private beach,
Julian Grant, Blondchen Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Mozart; Madam Herz
Der Schauspieldirektor, Mozart; Colombina The Jewel Box, Mozart; Lizetta
La vera costanza, Haydn.
As a recitalist
Ilona has appeared in London's St.Martin-in-the-fields, St.James's Piccadilly, St.John Smith's Square and St.George's
Hanover Square, in Paris and in Jerusalem. Her song repertoire spans from classical to modern.
Ilona’s symphonic repertoire includes Mozart's
Mass in C minor, Mendelssohn's Elijah, Mahler's Symphony n.2,
Symphony n.4, Verdi's Requiem, Dvorak Te Deum, Strauss
Brentano songs op 68, Shostakovich Symphony 14th and Beethoven's
Ninth Symphony. Amongst others Ilona worked with conductors: Edward Gardner, Diego Mason, and Martin
Yates.
In 2009 Ilona's debut album Le Secret was released on Quartz Music Label
and was featured in a BBC radio 4 documentary 'Performing to the red light'. And In 2009 a young Brittish composer/conductor
Benjamin Ellin has written a song cycle for Ilona to the poems of Anna Akhmatova, called 'White knight', which was
premiered in London's Chelsea Fesival and later made into a DVD.
Ilona’s current engagements include recitals for Chopin centenary with Angela Hewitt in UK and
Trasimeno music Festival in Italy. Concert of operatic arias with BBC concert orchestra on 'Friday night is music night'.
The roles of Countess in The Marriage of Figaro in London, and Venus in Thomas Arne's The Judgement of Paris,
in Oxford. First soprano solo in Mahler’s Symphony n.8, for 150 years celebrations.
Ilona was born in St.Petersburg, Russia and moved to Jerusalem with her family at the age of 13.
She started her music career as a pianist at Jerusalem Music Academy with Professor Alexander Tamir from the famous
piano Duo Eden-Tamir. When Ilona was 23 a legendary vocal diva Vera Rozsa has spotted her at a master class and invited
to study with her in London, at the Royal College of Music. She won a prestigious Wingate Scholarship for her studies
in London. When Vera retired, Ilona continued with Enid Hartle.
