Albert Markov
Russian-American violinist
Albert Markov (Russian: Альберт Александрович Марков), is a Russian American violinist, composer, conductor, and pedagogue. He is the only concert violinist of the 20th and 21st century who composed major music works which are published, performed and recorded commercially on Sunrise label and published by G. Schirmer. During the time of the Soviet Union he was known as a prominent Soviet classical music artist. Albert Markov began his career as a concert violinist in Russia before immigrating to the United States in 1975.
Biography
Albert Markov was born in 1933 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He studied violin under Piotr Stolyarsky, Yuri Yankelevich, and Adolf Lechinsky (student of Carl Flesch), and composition under Aram Khachaturian. He was a widely praised Soviet artist.
Markov immigrated to the United States in 1975. His US debut came in 1976 with the Houston Symphony to critical acclaim. The New York Times wrote: “The audience roared approval, coming to its feet for three standing ovations, Mr.
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