Igor Markstein was born in Germany and raised in Israel.  As a teenager he studied violin with Ilona Feher and chamber music with Oedoen Partos at the Academy of Music, University of Tel Aviv, of which he is a graduate.  Mr. Markstein holds both Bachelor and Master degrees in music performance from Northern Illinois University where he studied violin with Shmuel Ashkenasi and chamber music with members of the Vermeer Quartet.

Formerly, Mr. Markstein has served as Concertmaster of the Atlantic Classical Symphony, the Brevard Symphony, and was Assistant Concertmaster with the Thunder Bay Symphony in Ontario.  He has also performed with various orchestras including the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Orlando Philharmonic, Florida Orchestra, Space Coast Pops, and Music Orlando.  He has been a Violin Instructor at the University of Central Florida and served as Director of Music at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Canada. Currently, Mr. Markstein is Assistant Concertmaster in the Brevard Symphony, has his own private studio, and teaches violin at Brevard Community College.