On representations of Hecke algebras

In this report we review some facts about representation theory of Hecke algebras. For Hecke algebras we adapt the approach of A. Okounkov and A. Vershik [Selecta Math., New Ser., 2 (1996) 581], which was developed for the representation theory of symmetric groups. We justify explicit construction of idempotents for Hecke algebras in terms of Jucys-Murphy elements. Ocneanu's traces for these idempotents (which can be interpreted as q-dimensions of corresponding irreducible representations of quantum linear groups) are presented.