Mario Raskin

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Mario Raskin
Mario Raskin in 2019
Background information
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Instrument(s)Harpsichord

Mario Raskin (born 1951) is an Argentine harpsichordist. He was born in

Paris, France
.

Background

Raskin was born in

Monica Cosachov
.

In 1978 he met

Laval University in Quebec, and he went on to obtain a Masters in Performance from Laval University in 1983.[1]

Music career

After completing his studies, Raskin returned to Paris in 1983 to pursue a career as a harpsichord soloist and chamber musician. He has recently performed recitals and conducted master classes in

Alcala de Henares, Malta, Brussels and in several cities in France. He became the first Argentine harpsichordist to participate in the Festival van Vlaanderen competition in Bruges
.

With harpsichordist

Bach
performed on two harpsichords.

Raskin teaches harpsichord at the music school at Joinville-le-Pont. He was also the artistic director of "Season Montsoreau Musical" (Maine et Loire), created in 1996, for seven years.

Raskin has recorded works by

Piazzolla for two harpsichords.[1]

References