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Mark began his study of piano at the age of
eight under the tutelage of his father. Four
years later, he placed first in the Iowa State
Piano Competition. Mark’s formal training then
began with Julian Burn, Israeli concert pianist
and head of the Music Department at Cornell
College of Mount Vernon, Iowa. Mark’s studies
consisted of an intensive European training
program where technical strength and
articulation were priorities.
When Mark was 17, he toured the eastern United
States performing Beethoven’s First Piano
Concerto. Later that same year, Mark returned to
Iowa where he competed in the State Piano
Competition and won first place.
Mark’s technical ability proved to be phenomenal
and gained him acceptance under the tutelage of
Menahem Pressler, international award-winning
pianist and cofounder of the renowned Beaux Arts
Trio. Mark’s studies with Pressler began at the
Indiana School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana,
initiating his finest musical inspirations.
In the past decade, Mark has composed over 75
musical works and performed over 500 public
engagements including The Phoenician, the
Scottsdale Princess & the Arizona Biltmore
Resort. He also teaches piano privately,
specializing in the young and gifted student.
Mark’s love for inner beauty and the soft
tranquility of sound keeps him close to the
water’s edge, whether a crystal lake in the
Rocky Mountains or the waves of the California
seashores.
Mark’s live passionate performances and his
clean transparent sound have earned him prestige
among the great contemporary composers of today.
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