Marvin Stark

Marvin Stark was born in Halle (Saale), Germany in 1999. He began his studies at an early age at the „Georg Friedrich Händel“ conservatory. In 2014, he began his studies with Prof. Erich Wolfgang Krüger and Prof. Ditte Leser at the University of Music „Franz Liszt“ Weimar. At the age of 16, he furthered his studies with Prof. Florian Richter at the „Highschool of Music Schloss Belvedere Weimar“. Since October 2019, he has been studying the viola with Prof. Pauline Sachse at the University of Music in Lübeck. Marvin has also received masterclasses from distinguished professors, including Prof. Thomas Selditz, Prof. Nils Mönkemeyer, Prof. Ulrich Knörzer, Prof. Danusha Waskiewicz, Prof. Hartmuth Rohde, Prof. Thomas Riebl, Prof. Gerhard Schulz and Prof. Barbara Westphal.

He has given concerts as a soloist, performing in renowned concert halls such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Musikverein Vienna, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and Konzerthaus Berlin. He has also participated in many public broadcasts and concert series, including the Brahms Festival, Young Euro Classic, “südtirol festival – merano.meran” and Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at the lunchtime concerts of the Berlin Philharmonic and in 2021 together with the Bergische Symphoniker at the “Marler Debut”.

Marvin is a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben, the Ad Infinitum Foundation, the Oscar and Vera Ritter Foundation, the Jütting Stiftung, the Ernst Siemens Musikstiftung and the state of Saxony-Anhalt. He plays on a viola made by the Voller Brothers ca. 1900, which is being made available to him through a private sponsor.