Mark Teplitsky

Assistant Principal Flute of the Naples Philharmonic
artistic director of the Olmos Ensemble
All-14K Custom OFFSET G, B Footjoint, C# Trill, 19.5K headjoint
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Mark Teplitsky was most recently appointed Assistant Principal Flute of the Naples Philharmonic in 2024. Prior to that he served for two years as Acting Second Flute with the Houston Symphony following six years as Principal Flute with the San Antonio Symphony. A graduate of Rice University in 2016 and the Colburn School of Music in 2014, Mark has performed with orchestras across the country including the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Florida Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, South Dakota Symphony, Central City Opera and the Sarasota Opera. 

Passionate about chamber music, Mark has spent the past five seasons as Artistic Director of the Olmos Ensemble, a San Antonio based chamber music series, bringing high level artists such as Jeffrey Kahane, Jeannette Sorrell, Jon Kimura Parker, Jon Nakamatsu, and Vadim Gluzman to the Alamo City audiences. As a soloist, Mark has performed a handful of concertos across the United States including those by Mozart, Reinecke, Bach, Vivaldi, Doppler, Boulez, Ibert and Chaminade. In the summers, Mark has appeared as a guest musician for organizations such as La Jolla Music Society, Central City Opera, CactusPear Music Festival, and Olmos Ensemble. 

Mark can be heard playing on five CD’s: Houston Symphony’s Tchaikovsky Symphony 4, Fort Worth Symphony’s Symphonic Canvas, Sasha Cooke’s If You Love for Beauty, Olmos Ensemble’s Made in France and the Music Academy of the West’s 2015 Festival Highlights. Married to a flutist/piccolist, Mark and his wife, Liz, have arranged a popular collection of flute duets that have sold across 40 countries. A Haynes Artist, Mark plays on a solid 14k gold Haynes flute with a 19.5k gold headjoint.