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Mark "Stempenyuk" Kovnatskiy - violin,

graduate of P. I. Tschaikowski conservatory in Moskow is an internationally renowned klezmer violinist, composer and experte of yiddische folk dance. Beside his actual projects Semer Label Ensemble, Hamburg Klezmer Band, Joel Rubin Ensemble, Fialke, Queen Esther Klezmer Trio und European World Music Ensemble Mark also played as a guest musician with Socalled (KAN), Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh (USA), Painted Bird (DE/USA), Forshpil (DE/RU) u.a. und unterrichtet international jiddische Musik und jiddischen Tanz.

From 2009 to 2016 he was art director of the international festival "Yiddish Fest Moscow" (RU) and in 2009 musical director of the festival "KlezmerFest" in Hamburg (GE).

His original compositions are played by groups around the world.

Recordings:

  • What Does The Motherland Start With (Psoy Korolenko und All Stars Klezmer Band, Label "Bad Taste", Russland, 2005)
  • KlezFest. 5 years together (Kiew, 2005)
  • The Upward Flight (USA, 2005, das Projekt von Michael Alpert und Stuart Brotman)
  • The Intimate Hopes & Terrors (Merlin Shepherd Kapelye, Label "Oriente Musik", Deutschland, 2006)
  • Sol Sajn (Musiksamlung, Label "Bear Family Records", Deutschland, 2009)
  • In the beginning (Hamburg Klezmer Band, Deutschland, 2009)
  • ABC des Windes (Jurassic Blues, 2010)
  • Queen Esther Klezmer Trio (Deutschland, 2010)
  • Nakhtike Muzik (Stella & Ma Piroschka, 2011)
  • Rescued Treasure - Live at Gorki Berlin (Semer Ensemble, Label "Piranha", Deutschland, 2016)
  • Actual projects:

  • Semer Label Project (DE/USA/LAT)
  • Hamburg Klezmer Band (DE)
  • Joel Rubin Ensemble (USA/DE/IT/UN)
  • Fialke (DE)
  • European World Music Ensemble (DE)
  • Queen Esther Klezmer Trio (UK/DE)
  • www.youtube.com/user/Kovnatskiy
    www.facebook.com/mark.kovnatskiy
    www.myspace.com/markkovnatskiy





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