Mark Rothko Ensemble

The Mark Rothko Ensemble was founded in 2011 by some of north Italy’s finest chamber musicians.
Its goal is to promote the rediscovery of lesser known repertoire from string duets to string sextets, especially of the first half of the twentieth century.

Its components have performed Worldwide as soloists, chamber or orchestra musicians.
Carlo Lazari and Valentino Dentesani violins, Benjamin Bernstein viola and Marianna Sinagra cello have been principals in most of Italy’s leading orchestras (Teatro Verdi di Trieste, Arena di Verona, La Fenice di Venezia, Toscanini di Parma, La Scala di Milano) as well as abroad (São Paulo symphony orchestra, Israel philharmonic orchestra).
They have widely performed in chamber music festivals in their home country as well as producing albums dedicated to Mendelssohn, Villa Lobos, Castelnuovo Tedesco and soon Weigl.