User talk:Mtviolin

Mark Tiktiner, born in Ukraine in 1985, immigrated to Israel in 1990 and began to study violin under Lev Mirchin at the age of 5. Since 1997 he has been studying in the Israeli Music Conservatory in Tel Aviv, under Nava Milo and Lena Mazor. In 2004 he graduated with honours. After one year in the Buchman-Mehta School of Music Tel Aviv under Irina Svetlova he moved to Germany and continued to study at the Conservatory in Munich.

Mark gave his first concert at the age of 8 years. With 12 years Mark won the 1st prize in the Israel’s National Child Prodigy Festival and at the "Israeli Music Conservatory competition" (2003). He also won the Festival On "Jewish Composers-Themes” in Moscow (2001) and the “Grand Prix” in Kiev (2004).

Untill now he has performed in concerts and recitals in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Spain, U.S.A. and also played with leading orchestras such as Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, Haifa Philharmonic Orchestra, Israel Chamber Orchestra, Orchester Jakobsplatz Munich, Israeli Music Conservatory Orchestra and others.

Besides his solo career Mark is devoted to chambermusic and leading the Orchester Jakobsplatz Munich and the “Junge Münchner Philharmonie” Orchestra as a concertmaster.

Mark attended in many masterclasses given by Itzhak Perlman, Ivry Gitlis, Ida Handel, Zahar Bron, Isidora Schwartzberg and Miriam Fried. He has recorded on classic Israel radio and Bayerischer Rundfunk.

He was awarded with the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship 2001-2005, and performed in great concert halls like: “Lincoln Center” (New-York), “Ukraine Hall” (Kiev), “Grand Opera-house” (Tel-Aviv), “Herkulessaal” (Munich) and others.