Mark Zeltser

Mark Efimovich Zeltser (born 8 April 1947) is a Soviet-born American pianist.

Biography Zeltser was born in Kishinev in 1947. His mother Bertha was a concert pianist and teacher. Her grandfather, Mark Pester, was a well-known Bessarabian violinist (a classmate of Jascha Heifetz, Mischa Elman and Efrem Zimbalist at the St. Petersburg Conservatory) and conductor. Mark Zeltser was a child prodigy in mathematics. Zeltser then served as a professor at the Conservatory and at the Moldavian State Conservatory, before beginning his performing career.

In 1998 Zeltser was appointed Professor of Music at the Centenary College of Louisiana.

He and his wife reside in Manhattan. Their daughter Elizabeth Zeltser is a violinist, and their grandson Lucas Voloshin is a pianist. Mark Zeltser's brother, Emanuel Zeltser, a lawyer, was imprisoned in Belarus and held there as a political hostage. He was released due to the joint efforts of the world leaders and Amnesty International.

Zeltser and his wife have created a commercial website through which they aim to make available every piece of classical music ever written.