Bar Markovich
The violin that makes you cry Sweet sounding violin with tears and roses.
The violin that makes you cry Sweet sounding violin with tears and roses.
Bar Markovich is an award-winning cross-genre Violinist. As one of Israel’s most promising young musicians, his latest solo work has led to a host of commercial successes which included performances for the BBC amongst other well-known broadcasters. Bar is currently studying at the Royal College of Music for his Bachelor’s Degree (BMus). Whilst completing his studies Bar has been engaged to lead and perform in many high profile orchestras.
Born in Israel in 1991, Bar began studying the violin at age 6. He currently studies with Ani Schnarch at the Royal College of Music in London. Bar was granted scholarships by the RCM Polonsky Scholar, The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, the FIDF, and was a laureate of the 2008 Paul Ben-Haim Competition, Tel Aviv. He was a member of the Young Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Music Center program for outstanding young musicians, and is a graduate of “Keshet Eilon International Violin Master-courses”.
He appeared as a soloist with the Haifa Symphony in 2006-2009 and 2012 , as well as Ra’anana Symphony Orchestra and with Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, performing in Europe, in New York’s Carnegie Hall and at the UN.
He has taken part in masterclasses given by Ivry Gitlis, Miriam Fried, Zakhar Bron, Maria Radicheva, Vadim Gluzman, Mila Feldman, Sophie Jant and Rudolf Koelman.