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Maestro Mark B. GORENSTEIN is one of the most famous and distinguished Russian conductors of nowadays. His name is closely associated with traditions of the Russian conductor's school, brilliant performance, depth and innovativeness of interpretation, filigree technique and suggestiveness of personality.
Mark Gorenstein studied violin from the age of six in the famous Odessa Music School named after Prof. Stoliarski. While still a student at the Kishinev Conservatory, he was named concertmaster of the city's symphony orchestra. For several years, he worked as a violinist in the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, where he also performed from time to time as concertmaster. Later he began studying conducting at the Novosibirsk Conservatory, and, while still a student, won a prize at the conductors' competition of Russia. Having performed with Moscow's top orchestras as a violinist, he began conducting in the mid-70s, and ever since has been celebrated by audience and highly hailed by musicians and professional critics.
In 1985, Mark Gorenstein was appointed Principal Conductor of Budapest's MAV Symphony Orchestra, which critics say he developed into one of the major orchestras in Hungary. His range of duties with this ensemble included more than 100 concerts over three seasons in Budapest. With this orchestra, he performed at such World famous events as the Budapest Spring Festival and became a founder of the now traditional New Year celebratory concerts in Budapest.
In 1989 Gorenstein started as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Pusan City Symphony Orchestra (South Korea). Since then critics enthusiastically proclaimed that under his baton, the orchestra became the best ensemble in the country.
In 1993 being head of the Russian Symphony Orchestra, Gorenstein, by artistic reasons, had to change practically all the musicians in the orchestra and invite very young musicians from different cities of Russia and CIS. A combination of tireless work and great artistic talent very soon brought the results. Russian Symphony Orchestra had conceived its face, its own audience and its space in the musical life of the country. High professionalism of the orchestra could be proven by the release of 18 compact-discs from different record companies both in Russia and abroad. Mark Gorenstein has again recommended himself as a brilliant pedagogue, strong organizer and immensely talented musician, whose ear permits neither intonation errors nor sound misbalance.
In 2002 Mark Gorenstein accepted the position of Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the leading Russian Orchestra - State Academic Symphony Orchestra (formerly none as - State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the USSR under the direction of Eugenie Svetlanov). And already in autumn 2002 the orchestra went on tour to Italy with the final concert in the summer residence of the Pope, Castel Gandolfo, at the Vatican with Roberto Alagnia and Angela Gheorghiu as soloists.
Mark Gorenstein has collaborated with such world famous soloists as: violinists Viktor Tretyakov, Vadim Repin, Julian Rakhlin, Maxim Fedotov, Sergey Stadler, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Liana Isakadze, Frank Peter Zimmerman, Ilya Grubert, cellists Mstislav Rostropovich, Antonio Meneses, Gustav Rivinius, Alexander Knyazev, Alexander Rudin, pianists Nikolai Petrov, Eliso Virsaladze, Denis Matsuev, Nikolai Lugansky, Vadim Rudenko, Konstantin Livshits, Zoltan Kocsis, Dmitry Bashkirov, Barry Douglas, Pietro de Maria, Gustavo Romero, Lazar Berman, Boris Berezovsky, Dmitry Alexeev, Ayako Uehara, Boris Bloch, clarinetists Paul Meyer, Yulian Milkis, singers Elena Obraztsova, Roberto Alagnia, Angela Gheorghiu, Kathleen Battle.
He performed as guest conductor with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and many others.
The list of countries he has performed in includes Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Japan, and South Korea.
In December 2005 Mark Gorenstein was awarded with the Russian Federation Government prize in the field of culture for concert programs of the years 2003 - 2004.
In the beginning of the season 2006-2007 Mark Gorenstein was awarded the most prestigious Russian award for "Services to the Motherland" and together with the Orchestra was granted by "Gratitude of the President of Russian Federation".
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