CONDUCTOR
Mark Kadin has proven himself as a musical leader with deep knowledge and a fresh, progressive outlook. Precision, passion of the explorer and artistic insight are the foundation of his work and have led to longstanding relationships around the world. An experienced conductor with an extensive repertoire range, he has conducted in places such as the Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Rudolfinum Prague, Bolshoi Theatre, Munich Herkulessaal, Kölner Philharmonie, Palacio de Bellas Artes and Seoul Arts Center.
Since 2023, Mark Kadin is Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Querétaro Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2017 to 2023, he was Chief Conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra. He was also Music Director of the Krasnoyarsk State Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra for ten years. Mark has collaborated with orchestras across Russia, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand, including the Russian National Orchestra, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Roma Symphony Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic, Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic, Gävle Symphony, Russian Philharmonic, Slovak Radio Symphony, Queensland Symphony, Macedonian Philharmonic, Israel Sinfonietta, Transylvania State Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestras of Philippines and Costa Rica, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Parana Symphony in Brazil, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Daejeon and Gyeonggi Philharmonic in Korea, Vietnam National Symphony, Istanbul Symphony and Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Ankara, Lublin Philharmonic Wieniawski, North Czech Philharmonic, among others.
Mark Kadin has also excelled in the field of opera and ballet since making his debut at the Bolshoi Theatre in 2003 with the premiere of Vladimir Nikolaev's ballet The Gold of the Narts that won the National Golden Mask Award. This was followed by invitations to various projects. He collaborated with the Russian National Ballet Theatre for several years, including touring in Europe and South Korea (the ballets Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake). He made his mark in opera, having conducted titles such as ‘Eugene Onegin’, ‘Iolanta’, ‘Aleko’, ‘Sister Angelica’, ‘Gianni Schicchi’, ‘Carmen’, ‘La Traviata’, ‘Falstaff’, ‘The Barber of Seville’, ‘La Cenerentola’, ‘Guillaume Tell’ and others. He maintained close connections with many of the world’s leading opera singers including Dmitry Khvorostovsky, Sumi Jo, Dmitry Korchak, Hibla Gerzmava, Dmitry Belosselskiy regularly working with them in orchestral galas.
Soloists with whom he has collaborated include Maxim Vengerov, Mikhail Pletnev, Simon Trpčeski, Vadim Repin, Kristof Barati, Nikolay Lugansky, Alexei Volodin, Rafael Aguirre, Alena Baeva, Lucas Geniushas, Andrey Gugnin, Ilya Gringolts, Alexander Knyazev, Johan Dalene, Andrei Ioniță and many others.
As Chief Conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra Mark Kadin led the orchestra on its first international tour in 10 years at the World Orchestra Series in South Korea. He earned critical acclaim for bold and adventurous programming and numerous recordings, including works by composers of the Russian and Soviet Avant Garde such as Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Shchedrin, Denisov and Schnittke. He attracted considerable attention outside the country with broadcasts on Deutschlandradio, BBC, Swedish and Danish Radio, Portuguese National and Spanish National Radio and Musiq 3 (Belgium). The first and only international artist to receive the Great Award of the Bulgarian National Radio for creative contribution to the development of the BNR Symphony, Mark has also been honored with the National Award Crystal Lyra for achievements in the Bulgarian performing art, awards which recognize the immense impact he has had on the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the country’s cultural scene.
As Music Director of the Krasnoyarsk State Symphony Orchestra (2004-2014), he was responsible for the success and growth of the orchestra. In addition to conducting 40 symphonic programs every season, he led the orchestra on three Asian tours, established Summer Academy for young musicians from various cities of the Siberian region and a groundbreaking Summer Open Air Festival in Krasnoyarsk which were attended by tens of thousands of spectators. He has been recognized with a string of awards for his contributions to cultural life of Krasnoyarsk Region, that including the Awards of the Mayor of Krasnoyarsk City, the Governor and the Minister of Culture of Krasnoyarsk Region.
As Artistic Director of the Querétaro Philharmonic Orchestra, he has done exceptional work preparing more than 30 thoughtful programs annually and has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to building new audiences. He has transformed the caliber of the orchestra, raised the company’s profile by elevating the artistic level of its guest soloists and broadened the OFEQ’s offerings (from symphony, opera music and ballet to pops, rock and techno music, film scores, educational outreach, and multidisciplinary projects).
Mark Kadin was born in Ukraine and started his musical life in Kharkiv. He studied conducting at the Russian Academy of Music in Moscow 1987-1993. While still a student he began his conducting career in 1990 in the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble (MCME). He served as Resident Conductor of the Russian National Orchestra and the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, where worked with Mstislav Rostropovich, Kent Nagano, Valery Gergiev, Michael Tilson-Thomas, Evgeny Svetlanov, Alexander Lazarev and Paavo Berglund in various landmark projects including award-winning recordings for Pentatone Classics and Deutsche Grammophon.