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Mark Kadin
Mark Kadin has earned a reputation as a top-class professional and one of the most demanding and visionary conductors of his generation. He made his debut with the Symphony Orchestra of the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) in 2003, marking the beginning of a long-term collaboration. Since September 2017, Mark Kadin has been the Chief Conductor of the BNR Symphony Orchestra.
From their very first season together, the Maestro outlined new directions for the orchestra’s development—focusing on attracting broader audiences, introducing innovative programming concepts, and launching a comprehensive recording plan for the BNR’s Golden Fund. He is known for his bold and unconventional artistic choices, expanding the orchestra’s repertoire and drawing in new fans. His programs often combine popular repertoire "hits" with rarely performed masterpieces, as well as contemporary classical works and Bulgarian premieres.
In 2018, after a long hiatus, Mark Kadin initiated and organized the orchestra’s first international tour to South Korea, performing at the prestigious World Orchestra Series and the Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul. At the end of 2022, he was awarded the "Sofia" Prize by Sofia Municipality for his contributions to the city’s cultural life and the overall achievements of the BNR Symphony Orchestra during the 2021/2022 season.
Kadin’s musical biography includes many other notable milestones. From 2004 to 2014, he was the Artistic Director of one of Russia’s largest regional orchestras — the Krasnoyarsk State Symphony Orchestra, where he significantly contributed to its growth and success. In addition to conducting 40 symphonic programs each season, he founded the Open-Air Summer Festival in Krasnoyarsk and other cities in the Siberian region, attracting tens of thousands of spectators. He led the orchestra on three major Asian tours in South Korea and China, performing in prestigious venues such as the Seoul Arts Center. For his contributions, he received numerous awards from Russia’s Minister of Culture, the Governor, the Mayor, and the Parliament of the Krasnoyarsk Region.
From 1996 to 2004, Mark Kadin was Associate Conductor of the Russian National Orchestra, where he collaborated with legends such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Mikhail Pletnev, Michael Tilson Thomas, Kent Nagano, Valery Gergiev, and Evgeny Svetlanov. During this time, he also contributed to recordings for major international labels such as Deutsche Grammophon, Pentatone, and Decca.
He also served as Principal Conductor of the Moscow Radio Orchestra (1994–2004), and of the Moscow Virtuosi State Chamber Orchestra (1999–2003), with which he performed around 30 concerts annually in Russia and toured Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Germany, including concerts at Cologne Philharmonie, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, and Hercules Hall in Munich.
His numerous collaborations with other Russian orchestras include concerts with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Russian Philharmonic, and ensembles from Novosibirsk, Samara, Volgograd, Voronezh, Khabarovsk, Omsk, Irkutsk, Rostov, and others.
As a guest conductor, Mark Kadin has worked actively with orchestras across Europe, Asia, and South America, including:
The symphony orchestras of Rome, Copenhagen, Singapore, Bratislava, Queensland (Australia), Christchurch (New Zealand), Istanbul, Ankara,
National orchestras of Yucatán and Bellas Artes (Mexico), Cyprus, Israel,
Symphony orchestras of Paraná, Xiamen, Gyeonggi-do, Gävle, Liepāja, Kaunas, Klaipėda,
National orchestras of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Philippines, Vietnam,
The Philharmonic orchestras of Sofia, North Macedonia, Moravia, Artur Rubinstein, Wieniawski (Poland), among others.
He has collaborated with many distinguished soloists, including:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sumi Jo, Maxim Vengerov, Vadim Repin, Kristóf Baráti, Mikhail Pletnev, Hibla Gerzmava, Viktor Tretyakov, Boris Berezovsky, Nikolai Lugansky, Denis Matsuev, Alexander Kniazev, Lukas Geniušas, Alena Baeva, Rafael Aguirre, and many others.
Mark Kadin was born in Ukraine and received his musical education in Moscow, graduating with honors from the Russian Music Academy. His conducting career began in 1990 as Assistant Conductor of the State Youth Symphony Orchestra “Young Russia.” That same year, he made his conducting debut with the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble. After several successful concerts, he continued to work closely with this ensemble, conducting over 30 world premieres and collaborating with prominent contemporary Russian composers such as Edison Denisov, Yuri Kasparov, Vladimir Tarnopolsky, and others.
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