Born in St. Petersburg - Russia on 1983, where his parents (from the Republic of Moldova) studied,  mother - pianist Margareta CUCIUC, father - choreographer Eugen GÂRNEȚ. Ilian GÂRNEȚ started his musical studies at the "C.Porumbescu" Republican Music School in Chisinau, in the class of renowned teacher of violin Galina BUINOVSCHI. In 2001-2006 he continued his studies at the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts in Chisinau - the violin class of Professor Boris DUBOSARSCHI, where he also completed his master's degree. He is a winner of 26 national and international competitions, most of them winning the 1st or Grand Prix. At two international competitions in Astana-Kazakhstan, in 2006, obtaining the first prize in both, he was nominated by the participants and the members of the jury "Oistrah of Moldova". In 2008 he won one of the most prestigious international competitions "Tibor Varga" in Switzerland (1st Prize and Public Prize). And the III Prize at the most drastic and long-running contest "Queen Elizabeth" in Belgium, in 2009, made it known to the whole world. Following this success, he started a tour in  Belgium and  numerous international offers. At only 26 years, Ilian Gârneț becomes the youngest holder of the honorary title "Artist of the People" in the Republic of Moldova.

             He attended the master-classes of the masters C. Florea, E. Graci, J. Cursillo, I. Frolov, Y. Menuhin, G. Croitoru, R. Szreder, P. Munteanu, Ș. Lupu, R. Totenberg, A .Iampolski, K. Mardirossian, E. Wulfson, D. Schwvarzberg, A. Musahodjaeva, S. Propiscean, St. Gheorghiu, K. Barati, P. Vernikov, V. Pikaizen, A. Vinitski, V. Spivakov, M. Katz, etc.
 
          He has performed with different orchestras and conductors such as  C. Escher, Gh. Mustea, C. Florea,  M. Secichin, I. Ionescu-Galați, O. Balan, O. Popa, R. Luther, I. Numminen, Iu. Gamalei, I. Palkin, I. Vainen, A. Samoila, K. Kawamoto, J. van  Zweden, P. Goodwin, C. Mandeal, E. Graci, G. Varga, M. Katz ...

          He has tours in  Belarus, Russia, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, Holland, France, Ukraine, Austria, Finland, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Cyprus.

          National and International Awards:

- 3rd Prize at the National Competition of classical music./ Chisinau, Republic of Moldova – November, 1992/

- 1st Prize at The National Competition for piano and string instruments organized by The Union of Composers of Moldova /Chisinau, Republic of Moldova – March, 1993/

- 1st Prize and Special Prize at the National Instrumental Performing Competition./ Chisinau, Republic of Moldova – June, 1993/

- 3rd Prize at the International Instrumental Performing Competition. /Brashov, Romania, May, 1994/

- 1st Prize at the International Competition ,,Jeunesses Musicales” category A /Bucharest,  Romania, June, 1994/

    - 1st Prize at the International Competition ,,Jeunesses Musicales” category B /Bucharest,   

      Romania, May, 1995/

    - 1st Prize at the International Instrumental Performing Competition, category C/ Chisinau,  

      Republic of Moldova – June, 1997/

      - 1st Prize at the International Instrumental Performing Competition, category B/ Brashov,

       Romania, April, 1996/

- 3rd Prize and Special Sonder Prize, Classic at the International Violin Competition, category A, /Kloster Schontal, Germany – August, 1997/

- 1st Prize at the International Instrumental Competition, category B / Byelorussia-March, 1998/

-  2nd Prize at the International Instrumental Performing Competition, category C/ Brashov, Romania, November, 1998/

-  The Municipal Prize for Arts /1998/

- 1st Prize and Special  Sonder Prize, Classic at the International Violin Competition, category B,/ Kloster Schontal, Germany – August,  1999/

-  Grand Prix at the International Instrumental Performing Competition ,,Remember Enescu,,category E, Bucharest, Romania – November, 1999/

- The Romanian Cultural Foundation Prize for the Year 1999/

- The Romanian Musical Critics Union Prize Mihail Jora for the year 1999/.

- Grand Prix at the International Instrumental Performing Competition ,,Paul Constantinescu,, category E/ Bucharest, Romania, April 2000/.

- 3rd Prize at the VIII International Competition H. Wieniawshy/ Liublin, Poland – September, 2000.

- The Goldan Medal at the First Delphic Games,/ Moscow, Russia – December 2000/

- 2 rd Prize at the International Competition named by M. Elsky/ Minsk, Byelorussia – 2003.

- 4rd Prize and Special Priye for virtuosity at the International Violin Competition David Oistrach,/ Ukraine – March, 2006/

- Grand Prix at the International Violin Competition / Astana, Kazakhstan – October, 2006/1st .

- Grand Prix at the International Competition Shabit / Astana, Kazakhstan – November, 2006/

- 1st Prize at the International Competition for Violin ,,Tibor Varga,,/ Martigny, Suisse/ - July,2008/

- 3rd Prize at the International Competition for Violin ,,D. Oistrah,,/Moccow/ - September, 2008/

- 1st Prize at the International Competition for Violin ,,Nuri Iyicil,, / Istambul/ - Octomber, 2008/

       - 3rd Prize at the International Competition ,,Queen Elizabeth,, /Bruxelles, Belgium-/2009/