Munich
F. Schubert: Sonata in G major, D. 894
F. Schubert: 4 Impromptus Op. 90, D. 899
F. Schubert - F. Liszt: Songs Transcriptions
Bielefeld
F. Schubert: Sonata in G major, D. 894
F. Schubert: 4 Impromptus Op. 90, D. 899
F. Schubert - F. Liszt: Songs Transcriptions
The premiere of the piano cycle “Sarcasms” op. 17 took place on November 27, 1916 in the St. Petersburg Conservatory with the personal performance of the musician. G.G. Neuhaus recollected of one of the first performances of “Sarcasms”: “Pince-nez placed on his nose, F.M. Blumenfeld cast his glance over Prokofiev’s head at the score. Sergei […]
// Watch videoNew recording made with Young Classicals at the beautiful and unique Pianosalon Christophori in Berlin. Young Classicals creates videos with the new generation of musicians. On October 1st 2016 the first video was released and over 125 videos were filmed ever since.
Original: @historyofmusic2016 These Three Studies Op. 18 for piano represent the culmination of Bartók’s efforts to compose pedagogical piano works. Like Debussy’s etudes, Bartók’s studies were intended to help pianists develop certain skills and overcome particular technical difficulties. They were designed primarily as exercises focusing on the expansion and contraction of the pianist’s hand, though […]
“Taratushkin fills every single tone with life. Everything fits together in an organic and natural way … Brahms wrote his Paganini variations as exercise pieces for certain technical challenges, scales, thirds, sixths, octaves. In all this challenges Brahms went to the limits of performers capabilities. It seams that for Taratushkin this limits simply do not […]
This summer Mark will be participating at the Santander Festival Chamber Music Academy. Stay tuned for updates on the exact dates of chamber music performances and solo recitals during the Festival in July.
This winter Mark participated at the master classes of Leif Ove Andsnes, Håvard Gimse and Marios Papadopoulos at the Prof. Jiri Hlinka Piano Academy in Bergen, Norway. It was a great experience to work with this outstanding musicians in such a beautiful environment!
The master classes took place at a beautiful Rekstensamlingene from 21st to 28th of January.
The Three Etudes Op. 18 are some of the most outstanding examples of the composer’s attempt to work out his own piano style which strictly rejected the standards of romantic and impressionistic doctrines. The world premier took place in 1918. Afterward the etudes were never again included in his concert program, admittedly because of rejection […]
// Watch video(Hungarian: Szabadban, German: Im Freien, French: En Plein Air) Hamamatsu, Japan November 2015 With Drums and Pipes – Síppal, dobbal – Mit Trommeln und Pfeifen Barcarolla Musettes Musiques nocturnes – Klänge der Nacht – Az éjszaka zenéje The Chase – Hetzjagd – Hajsza copyright Hamamatsu IPC
// Watch videoOn the 19th of December between 20:00 und 22:00 (UTC+01:00) WDR 3 will be broadcasting a concert given by Mark Taratushkin at the Langenberg Music Festival. The program will include suite “Le Tombeau de Couperin” by Maurice Ravel and three pieces from “Goyescas” by Enrique Granados. From the 20th of December the recordings will be […]
Mark Taratushkin is one of the eight Students of The University of Arts Berlin to receive a scholarship from “Ad Infinitum” Foundation this year. The Foundation supports German Musical Academies distributing scholarships to young, highly talented and indigent students. More information available on http://www.ad-infinitum-foundation.org
Mark Taratushkin will be giving master classes at the Academy of Arts Berlin. The master class will take place from 11th to 13th of August 2016 as a part of the First International Piano Competition of the Academy of Arts in Berlin. Application and further information is available at the official website of the Academy.
Photos: Hidekazu Kuremiya from December 2015, Japan
This spring Mark Taratushkin took part at the masterclasses of a renowned pianist Akiko Ebi. The masterclasses took place at Krefeld Music School and were organized by Kawai. On the photo (left to right): Mark Taratushkin, Akiko Ebi, Atsushi Komiyama.
The debut album of Mark Taratushkin will be released in March 2015 by “Acousense” label. The CD will feature piano works by Bela Bartok and Sergei Prokofiev. Bela Bartok: Three Studies op. 18 Sz 72 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs op. 20 Sz 74 Sergei Prokofiev: Sarcasms op. 17 Four Studies op. 2 Visions fugitives […]
Educated at the Moscow Conservatory, Ecole Normal de Musique de Paris and The University of Arts in Berlin, Mark Taratushkin is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience. He works with professional pianists, students preparing for entrance examinations and auditions as well as with kids and music lovers of any age. Mark is teaching in Russian, German and English. Further information about the lessons is available upon request.
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