Mark Kovacs
About
I am a professional pianist, holding 3 Master Diplomas and over 10 years experience of teaching and performance. I play any kind of music from Jazz until Classical. I have been working for several music halls, orchestras and music schools as a solo pianist, chamber partner, piano teacher or accompanist over several countries like Switzerland, Hungary, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, USA and the United Kingdom. I sight-read very well, play music after first listening and improvise in each style.
Education
Béla Bartók Music School, Szombathely, Hungary 1996-2002
Art and Music Secondary School, Szombathely, Hungary 2002-2006
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary 2006-2011
Hochschule für Musik, Basel, Switzerland 2011-2013
Qualifications
Master of Music in Performance Piano and Teacher, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary 2011
Master of Arts , Hochschule für Musik, Basel, Switzerland 2013
Work experience
Piano Teacher, Waldorfschool of Budapest 2009-2011
Accompanist at Varszinhaz Theater of Veszprem, Hungary 2013
Accompanist at Mendelsohn Chamber Orchestra 2013-2014
Piano Teacher UAE, American School of Dubai 2015
Lincoln Center Musician, New York 2018
Accompanist at Mendelsohn Chamber Orchestra 2019-
Accompanist and piano teacher at Japanies-Hungarian School of Keszthely, Hungary 2018-2020
Competitions
Jazz 2000 Competition for Young Musicians (first prize)
National Chamber Music Competition of Hungary 2006 (first prize)
Participated Master classes of Zoltan Kocsis, Malcolm Bilson, Ferenc Rados, Marta Gulyas, and Rita Wagner in Prussia cove International Musician Seminar as a solo pianist or chamber musician too.
Teaching Style
We are doing score analysis, technical exercises, chord progressions, a bit of composition, improvisation to understand the depth of the pieces from amatour to academic level. Study the wilder spectrum of music history from Bach till Bartók, from Jazz till Classical.
