Mark Knoop

An intrepid explorer of music of all ages, pianist and conductor Mark Knoop is known for his versatile technique and virtuosity. While focussing on the work of living composers, his individual interpretations of standard and 20th-century repertoire have drawn praise. In addition to solo performances, he regularly appears with ensembles Plus-Minus (external link) and Apartment House (external link), and as duo partner with Juliet Fraser (external link) (soprano).

He has commissioned and premièred countless new works and worked with many respected composers including Joanna Bailie (external link), Bernhard Lang (external link), Jennifer Walshe (external link), Matthew Shlomowitz (external link), Steven Kazuo Takasugi (external link), Øyvind Torvund, and Akiko Ushijima (external link). His recordings of music by John Cage (external link) (Wergo and Another Timbre), Morton Feldman (external link) (Another Timbre and all that dust), and Bryn Harrison (external link) (Another Timbre) have been lauded.

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Mark performs regularly throughout Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia and has played in New Zealand, South Korea, Mongolia, United States of America, Canada and at festivals including Borealis (external link) (Bergen), Donaueschinger Musiktage, Huddersfield (external link), Klangspuren (Schwaz), MaerzMusik (Berlin), Musiikin Aika (Viitasaari, Finland), Spor (Århus), Transit (Leuven), Ukho Music (Kiev), and Ultima (external link) (Oslo). He is co-director of all that dust (external link), an independent record label for new music.