Choreography

Music

Liebstraume (Dreams of Love)
 by (Franz Liszt ,1850)

Elements

Performances

Skate Canada
  November 7 - 10, 1996
Kitchner/CAN
(tano lutz instead of quad attempt)

NHK Trophy
  December 5 - 8, 1996
Osaka/JPN  

Russian Nationals
December 26-29, 1996
Moscow

Japan Pro-Am Open (Honda Cup) 1st   
Jan. 1997    

European Championships
  January 19 - 26, 1997
Paris/FRA

Champion Series Finale 
  February 28 - March 2, 1997
Hamilton/CAN

Art of Russian Skating  
          Spring 1997
Simsbury/CT

Champions on Ice Tour   
Summer 1997

XVIII. Winter Olympic Games
 February 1998 
 Nagano/JPN,

Links

Liszt: Liebestraum - Favourite Piano Works / Jorge Bolet

The Best of Liszt

Liszt: Petrarch Sonnets, Liebestraum, etc / Paul Crossley

Photos Copyright  J. Barry Mittan

A dear, sweet dream of love. Like a stolen glimpse of a snow angel in flight. Liebestraume seems, literally, to take place in some nearly-forgotten dream, some misty corner of the heavens where reality is a soft, soft thing. A hushed fragility breathes around Ilia as he floats and flutters through this unforgettable program. Behind the flawless display of immeasurable leaps and devastatingly beautiful body positions are Ilia's long years of ballet discipline. From weightless feet to graceful fingertips, Ilia moves like perfection itself, effortless, timeless perfection. If only everything in life were as lovely as this!

(Miriam Ellis)