Marc Bouchkov
violin
About this Artist
A Belgian violinist of Russian-Ukrainian heritage, Marc Bouchkov is a sophisticated artist of impeccable aplomb and is proving to be one of the most distinctive and multifaceted musicians of the new generation.
Recent highlights include his debut with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with Lahav Shani; his debut with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Gábor Takács-Nagy; a tour with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra in China and Hong Kong; an orchestra tour in Japan with Norichika Iimori; his debut with Sunwook Kim in Seoul; the end of his residency with the Netherlands Philharmonic under the batons of Lorenzo Viotti, Ryan Bancroft, and Hannu Lintu; Brahms’ Double Concerto with cellist Mischa Maisky under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach; and the complete cycle of Beethoven Violin Sonatas at the Verbier Festival, Oji Hall in Tokyo, and the Israel Philharmonic hall with pianist Mao Fujita.
Upcoming highlights include a return to the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra with Juanjo Mena and a concert with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and Marta Gardolińska.
During the 2025 Verbier Festival, Bouchkov performed with partners including Klaus Mäkelä, Lahav Shani, Mao Fujita, Blythe Teh Engstroem, Martin Frost, and Julien Quentin and had his soloist debut with Teodor Currentzis.
Recently, Deutsche Grammophon Gold published his live performances of Ysaÿe’s sonatas and Violin Concerto in E minor from the previous edition of the Verbier Festival. He also recorded an all-Mendelssohn CD with pianist Claire Huangci on the Berlin Classics label.
Bouchkov’s very first album on Harmonia Mundi featured premiere recordings of two works by Ysaÿe and two of his own compositions. The album was awarded a Diapason d’Or and a Diapason Découverte.
A keen friend of a few living composers, Bouchkov also recorded a chamber music album of works by Igor Raykhelson and two violin concertos by Alexey Shor.
Additional orchestral appearances have included the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala and Lorenzo Viotti, the Munich Philharmonic and Philippe Jordan, hr-Sinfonieorchester and Christoph Eschenbach, the Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev, and the Brussels Philharmonic under Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, among others.
In great demand as a recitalist, Bouchkov is a regular guest of the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, the Tsinandali Festival in Georgia, and the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival in Israel.
A fine chamber musician, he has performed with Evgeny Kissin, Mischa Maisky, András Schiff, Lahav Shani, Klaus Mäkelä, and Behzod Abduraimov, among others.
He won a gold medal at the Montreal International Musical Competition and a silver medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition.
Marc Bouchkov was born into a family of violinists. He received his first lessons at the age of 5 from his grandfather, and studies with Claire Bernard and Boris Garlitsky followed. He went on to study with Mihaela Martin as a Young Soloist in a postgraduate course at the Kronberg Academy. For many years he has been under the musical tutelage of Eduard Wulfson.
Bouchkov currently serves as professor on the faculty of the Conservatoire royale de Liège (Belgium) and from April 2025 as professor at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany.