Marks has been practicing piano since he was 6 years old . He likes to play classical music , his favourite classical composers are Bah and Prokofiev. He also enjoys playing Ukrainian folk songs and his favourite Modern Ukrainian Composer is Mira Senturk. He recently started playing jazz with his older brother who plays saxophone.
Mark is a student of Alexandr Leshchiner.
Watch Mark Chastain performs Italian Polka by Rachmaninov for the 2026 International Piano Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.