Violinist Mark Steinberg is an active chamber musician and recitalist with a distinguished international career. He has appeared at major chamber music festivals throughout Europe, including engagements in Holland, Germany, Austria, and France, and participated for four summers at the Marlboro Music Festival, touring extensively with the ensemble. His U.S. appearances include the El Paso Festival, Bargemusic in New York, Chamber Music Northwest, and performances with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
A frequent and versatile collaborator, Steinberg has performed trio and duo recitals with pianist Mitsuko Uchida, including their presentation of the complete Mozart violin sonata cycle at London’s Wigmore Hall in 2001, followed by additional recitals in other major cities. As a soloist, he has appeared with the London Philharmonia, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Auckland Philharmonia, Kansas City Camerata, and the Philadelphia Concerto Soloists, working with conductors such as Kurt Sanderling, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
An ardent advocate for contemporary music, Steinberg has collaborated closely with many composers and performed with leading new-music ensembles including the Guild of Composers, Da Capo Chamber Players, Speculum Musicae, and Continuum, with whom he has toured and recorded extensively. He has also performed and recorded on period instruments with the Helicon Ensemble, Four Nations Ensemble, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Steinberg holds degrees from Indiana University and The Juilliard School, where he studied with Louise Behrend, Josef Gingold, and Robert Mann. He has taught at Juilliard’s Pre-College Division, Princeton University, and New York University, and is currently on the violin faculty of the Mannes College of Music.