Marc Bouchkov

Violin soloist

Marc Bouchkov was born 1991 in Montpellier. At the age of 5, he began to study the violin with his grandfather Matis Vaytsner and one year later, he had already performed on stage. In 2001 Marc entered the C.N.R. of Lyon (class of Claire Bernard), in 2007 – the C.N.S.M. in Paris (class of Boris Garlitsky). In 2006, Marc Bouchkov had the privilege to play for Ivry Gitlis under the auspices of Carnegie’ Small in Paris. He won the first prize of the International competition in Liиge, at the age of 17. In 2007, Bouchkov gained a distinction of the Philharmonic Association of Lyon, and has received a scholarship. Marc Bouchkov currently plays a violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, dated 1865, lent to him by Brigitte Feldtmann.
During the famous Santander Festival in Spain, Bouchkov played with Ivan Monighetti, Elisso Virsaladze, and has also performed with the conductor Peter Csaba. Marc has played with famous orchestras such as the Hamburger Symphoniker, the Belgian National, the Brussels Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic of Liиge, Hacettepe Orchestra in Ankara, Impromptu Orchestra in Paris. At the Elba Summer Festival in Italy, he was awarded a special prize, which gave him the opportunity to play solo with the Moscow Soloists and Yuri Bashmet. In 2010, he received the prize by the CNSM in Paris, and won the First prize at the “Young Concert Artists” auditions in Leipzig. He continued his work with Boris Garlitsky in Hamburg, and won the grant “Ebel-Prize” in 2011. In 2012, he became a laureate of the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels. In 2013, he won the First Prize at the Montreal International Competition.

Marc Bouchkov was born 1991 in Montpellier. At the age of 5, he began to study the violin with his grandfather Matis Vaytsner and one year later, he had already performed on stage. In 2001 Marc entered the C.N.R. of Lyon (class of Claire Bernard), in 2007 – the C.N.S.M. in Paris (class of Boris Garlitsky). In 2006, Marc Bouchkov had the privilege to play for Ivry Gitlis under the auspices of Carnegie’ Small in Paris. He won the first prize of the International competition in Liиge, at the age of 17. In 2007, Bouchkov gained a distinction of the Philharmonic Association of Lyon, and has received a scholarship. Marc Bouchkov currently plays a violin by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, dated 1865, lent to him by Brigitte Feldtmann.
During the famous Santander Festival in Spain, Bouchkov played with Ivan Monighetti, Elisso Virsaladze, and has also performed with the conductor Peter Csaba. Marc has played with famous orchestras such as the Hamburger Symphoniker, the Belgian National, the Brussels Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic of Liиge, Hacettepe Orchestra in Ankara, Impromptu Orchestra in Paris. At the Elba Summer Festival in Italy, he was awarded a special prize, which gave him the opportunity to play solo with the Moscow Soloists and Yuri Bashmet. In 2010, he received the prize by the CNSM in Paris, and won the First prize at the “Young Concert Artists” auditions in Leipzig. He continued his work with Boris Garlitsky in Hamburg, and won the grant “Ebel-Prize” in 2011. In 2012, he became a laureate of the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels. In 2013, he won the First Prize at the Montreal International Competition.

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