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Musicians

Mark KNOOP
piano

Mark Knoop commenced music study at the age of seven, learning the piano with Eric MITCHELL by the Suzuki Method. He studied with Peter CLARKEN at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music for two years before moving to Melbourne to complete his Bachelor of Music Performance degree at the Victorian College of the Arts with Stephen McINTYRE. He studied conducting with Robert ROSEN. He has also studied internationally with Herbert HENCK, James AVERY and Peter FEUCHTWANGER.

Mark performs regularly in recital and as a chamber musician. He has also recorded and broadcast live for ABC Classic FM including a recording of Messiaen's song cycle Harawi with dramatic soprano Kirsten BOEREMA.

Mark is conductor and pianist of the Libra Ensemble with whom he has premiered works by Chris DENCH, Brenton BROADSTOCK and Benjamin MARKS and given Australian premieres of works by Richard BARRETT, Brian FERNEYHOUGH, Giacinto SCELSI and Michael FINNISSY. Mark has also conducted premieres of works by Matthew SHLOMOWITZ and Anne BOYD and Australian premieres of works by James DILLON and Iannis XENAKIS. Mark is recognised as a distinctive interpreter of both contemporary music and traditional repertoire.

Mark can be contacted on markk@flashmail.com.

August 1997

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