Mareks Radzevics

Mareks Radzēvičs was born in Riga, Latvia in the summer of 1990 in a musical family. With his father being classically trained singer and his older siblings already enrolled in music schools, it was no surprise that Mareks too would be immersed in the world of classical music. At five years of age, his father took him to the Emils Darzins Music school for meeting with one of the lead cello teachers there as it was decided that Mareks would be learning cello. Mareks was scared but also intrigued how this big sized violin would be different from the little violin his sister was playing.


While in third grade, Mareks moved to Liepaja and called this city home for the next ten years of his life. These were his most formative years for him as a musician when he discovered real passion for music and his love for cello. Mareks was lucky to have been placed in Dita Barona’s caring hands. She was not only his cello teacher, but also mentor, inspiration and someone who believed in him and helped to shape him into the cellist he is today.


In 2004 Mareks acquired his main cello - a 2002 Montagnana copy. He calls it the Sleeping Beauty because just like in the fairytale, the right hands can bring this instrument to life.


In the summer of 2010 Mareks moved back to Riga and enrolled in the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music in Māris Villerušs' cello class. Mareks was very grateful that he got to learn from one of the greatest cellists of our time as well as befriend him on a personal level. Beloved professor was always demanding and sometimes hard on Mareks, but he was able to raise his cello technique and musical ability to the next level. Māris Villerušs was also the reason Mareks decided to continue his studies in the Masters degree in cello performance. Sadly, Villerušs passed away in 2015 and Mareks finished his MA degree under the guidance of Ēriks Kiršfelds. Since 2015 Mareks has been working at the Vecumnieku School of Music and Art, where he teaches and inspires young cello enthusiasts.