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.
Biography
editPeskanov 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]
Premieres
editPeskanov 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]
Honors
editPeskanov 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]
References
edit- ^ a b Webster, Daniel (July 10, 1987). "A Violinist Born In U.s.s.r. Is Living An American Dream". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ a b Barbara Lourie Sand (1 November 2005). Teaching Genius: Dorothy DeLay and the Making of a Musician. Amadeus Press. pp. 203–5. ISBN 978-1-57467-376-0.
- ^ Page, Tim (December 19, 1983). "RECITAL: MARK PESKANOV". New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (August 31, 2008). "Afloat on the High Seas, Persian Fountains and the Blues". New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ John Williams Violin Concerto/Flute Concerto with Mark Peskanov, Peter Lloyd, Leonard Slatkin, and The London Symphony Orchestra. Varese Sarabande Digital, VSD 5345, Nuremberg, Germany, 1983. Unattributed liner notes.
- ^ Hershenson, Roberta (5 February 1989). "Long and Quiet Career is Prelude to a Coup for Hastings Composer". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Avery Fisher Career Grants | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts". www.aboutlincolncenter.org. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ Marum, Lisa. “Mark Peskanov, Violinist”. Ovation: The Magazine for Classical Music Listeners. October 1985, pg. 50.
- ^ "The brief history of Suntory Hall (1986 - 2010)" (PDF). www.suntory.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ Weill recital Hall concert program, January 9, 1987.