Mark Peskanov (born in Odesa, Ukraine – then part of the USSR) is an American virtuoso violinist, known as a soloist, chamber musician, composer, conductor, and concert presenter.
Peskanov began playing the piano at age three, and the violin at seven. [1] He received early musical training at the Stolyarsky school. [2] In 1973, at the age of fifteen, he emigrated to the United States, where he attended the Aspen Music Festival and the Juilliard School. [2] Upon his recital debut at Carnegie Hall, The New York Times declared, “Mark Peskanov is a tremendous young violinist and his Friday evening concert at Carnegie Hall was a triumph…He has it all—technique, temperament, and taste.” [3] Since 2005, Peskanov has been president, executive and artistic director of Bargemusic. [4]
Peskanov premiered the John Williams Concerto with the St. Louis Symphony in 1981, [5] and the Stanley Wolfe Concerto (written for Peskanov) with the New York Philharmonic in 1989. [6]
Peskanov is the recipient of the Avery Fischer Career Grant [7] and Carnegie Hall’s first Isaac Stern Award. [8] He debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra as the first recipient of the Frederick R. Mann Memorial prize. [1] Peskanov performed for the inaugurations of Tokyo’s Suntory Hall in 1986 [9] and Weill Recital Hall in 1987. [10]
Mark Peskanov (born in Odesa, Ukraine – then part of the USSR) is an American virtuoso violinist, known as a soloist, chamber musician, composer, conductor, and concert presenter.
Peskanov began playing the piano at age three, and the violin at seven. [1] He received early musical training at the Stolyarsky school. [2] In 1973, at the age of fifteen, he emigrated to the United States, where he attended the Aspen Music Festival and the Juilliard School. [2] Upon his recital debut at Carnegie Hall, The New York Times declared, “Mark Peskanov is a tremendous young violinist and his Friday evening concert at Carnegie Hall was a triumph…He has it all—technique, temperament, and taste.” [3] Since 2005, Peskanov has been president, executive and artistic director of Bargemusic. [4]
Peskanov premiered the John Williams Concerto with the St. Louis Symphony in 1981, [5] and the Stanley Wolfe Concerto (written for Peskanov) with the New York Philharmonic in 1989. [6]
Peskanov is the recipient of the Avery Fischer Career Grant [7] and Carnegie Hall’s first Isaac Stern Award. [8] He debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra as the first recipient of the Frederick R. Mann Memorial prize. [1] Peskanov performed for the inaugurations of Tokyo’s Suntory Hall in 1986 [9] and Weill Recital Hall in 1987. [10]