Area of Study

Private Lessons , Suzuki Group Classes

Career Highlights

B.M. Mannes School of Music
SAA Certification, School for Strings
Studied with: Wolfram Koessel, Fred Sherry, Sibylle Johner, Maxine Neuman

A native New Yorker, Mark Humburg has always had a fascination with music, and at the age of 5 embarked on his cello playing adventure. Since then, he has developed a passion for cello and chamber music in particular and has gone on to play at venues local and across the world in Europe and China. In addition to regular concertizing, Mark brings his love of cello and the intricate language of music to students young and old, through his carefully practiced art of teaching.

Mark graduated from LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, where his piano trio won the prestigious Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society’s Young Artists competition. He went on to earn his Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Cello from Mannes, The New School for Music. While at Mannes, he and Matthew Kaplan formed their Cello-Guitar ensemble “Duokado,” which still plays regularly across the city. Mark is also half of the cello duo “Duo Cellissimo,” which recently celebrated their 20-year anniversary and plays all along the East Coast and around Europe. His work can be heard on a diverse collection of albums ranging from classical composer Allen Shawn, to rock band Emanuel and the Fear and beyond.

Mark shares his passion for performance and chamber music with a dedication to teaching. A trained and SAA certified teacher, he believes great music is accessible to everyone. Mark currently teaches privately out of his studio in Manhattan, as well as at the Kaufman Music Center’s Lucy Moses School. Outside of music, Mark spends his time reading fantasy and sci-fi novels and enjoys playing board games and tabletop games such as Dungeons and Dragons. He plays a cello made in 1900 by Richard Henry Knopf, originally used to play in silent movie pit orchestras.