Belgian violinist of Russian-Ukrainian heritage, his recent highlights include his debut with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with Lahav Shani, his debut with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Gabor Takas Nagy, a orchestra tour in Japan with Norichika Iimori, 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.
Recently, Deutsche Grammophon Gold published his live performances of Ysaye sonatas and concerto from the previous edition of the Verbier Festival. His very first album on Harmonia Mundi featured two premieres by Eugène Ysaye and two works composed by himself. The album was awarded a Diapason d’Or and a Diapason Découverte.
His orchestral appearances included performances with the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala and Lorenzo Viotti, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and Philippe Jordan, the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev, and the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra under Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, among others. He has also appeared with the NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège, collaborating with conductors such as Stanislav Kochanovsky, Ludovic Morlot, Lionel Bringuier, and Maxim Vengerov, to name but a few.
Mr. Bouchkov has performed in many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, such as Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Teatro alla Scala, Concert Hall of St. Petersburg, Maison de Radio France, and the Konzerthaus in Berlin.
His violin competition prizes include 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 five from his grandfather and studies with Claire Bernard and Boris Garlitsky followed.
Mr. Bouchkov currently serves as a Professor on the faculty of the Conservatoire Royale de Liège (BE) and from April 2025, as a Professor at the Folkwang University of Arts in Essen.
