Piano with Mark P.

Cellist Mark, originally from Belarus, started his performing career at age 9 at the Musica Mundi Festival In Belgium and the Chat el Ro Concert Series in France, while attending Republican Music College of Belarus, under the mentorship of Professor Vladimir Perlin. In 2012, Mark was offered a scholarship from the Shattuck St. Mary’s School (Faribault, MN) to pursue his passion for music by studying with Tanya Remenikova, Professor of Cello at the University of Minnesota. Mark has won numerous competitions such as the Schubert Club, Minnesota Sinfonia, Mary West, First Manhattan International Music Competition, Rochester Music Guild, and YPSCA Competitions. He has performed at venues such as the Minnesota Orchestra Hall, Alice Tully Hall (New York) and the Carnegie Weill Hall, among others. He has worked with a number of orchestras, such as the Moscow and Minsk Philharmonics, Minnesota Sinfonia, and the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra. Mark also won “The Best Performer Of The Year” award during the Salon Se Leve recital series in Minneapolis. In 2016, Mark started International Project Artemp that serves the essence of XXI century artwork by uniting artists and creators from all over the world in a one-of-a-kind experience of collaborative contemporary art. The highlights of Mark’s last season include performances in Minsk (Belarus), Moscow (Russia), Zurich (Switzerland), Hong Kong, Stuttgart (Germany), Vilnius (Lithuania), New York and at the Aspen Music Festivals (USA). Mark is currently studying at The Juilliard School under Kovner Fellowship with Professor Richard Aaron