Gilbert Levine
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Sir
Education
Levine was born in
Levine was assistant to Sir Georg Solti in London at the London Philharmonic Orchestra and at the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), and in Paris with l'Orchestre de Paris. He was a protégé of Klaus Tennstedt.[4]
Levine has lectured at institutions including
He has taught conducting both at Yale and the Manhattan School of Music. His conducting students have included the American composer Aaron Jay Kernis. Levine maintains current ties to his two alma maters. He serves as a member of the Princeton University Department of Music Advisory Council and has recently been appointed to a fifth term as Associate Fellow of Trumbull College, Yale by the Yale Corporation, that university's highest governing body.[citation needed]
Early career and the Kraków Philharmonic years
Early in his career, Levine conducted orchestras both in Europe and the United States, including the
Levine first gained international notice when he became conductor and artistic director of the Kraków Philharmonic in 1987. He was the first American chief conductor of an Eastern European orchestra. His appointment was initially controversial because of the general consensus that Krzysztof Penderecki forced the choice of Levine on the orchestra.[10]
Under his leadership, the orchestra toured Europe, the major concert halls of North America, and the Far East,[11] including the first visit by any Polish orchestra to South Korea. Under Levine, the Kraków Philharmonic also performed for the first time with such soloists as Emanuel Ax, Garrick Ohlsson, and Shlomo Mintz. He concluded his tenure in Kraków in 1993.
Concerts for Pope John Paul II and pontifical knighthood
In 1988, while working in Kraków, Levine met Pope John Paul II, at the latter's invitation. The Pope subsequently asked Levine to conduct the concert commemorating the 10th anniversary of his Pontificate.[12] This concert was originally broadcast by RAI, Italian television, and throughout Europe via Eurovision. It was subsequently broadcast and re-broadcast on Public Television in the U.S. over the next 17 years.
In 1993, Levine conducted for the Pope at World Youth Day in Denver. That program included the first performances of works by Bernstein, Barber, and Copland at any Papal event, and was televised worldwide.[12]
In 1994, Levine (whose mother-in-law was an
In 1998, Levine led members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and, with the special permission of Pope John Paul II, the ancient Capella Giulia Choir of St. Peter's Basilica, in concerts to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the founding of Mission San Luis Rey in California. These concerts constituted the first visit of this 500-year-old choir to the Western Hemisphere, and were broadcast on NPR's "Performance Today".[14]
Other Papal concerts at the Vatican directed by Levine included the first of two concerts celebrating the Catholic Church's Grand Jubilee in 2000 with the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Philharmonia Chorus performing parts one and two of Haydn's The Creation[15] Levine conducted a 2003 televised musical celebration of the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's pontificate with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Saint Peter's Basilica, a concert which aired on American Broadcasting Company (ABC).
In 2004, Levine conducted his last concert for Pope John Paul II, leading the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and members of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, the London Philharmonic Choir, the Kraków Philharmonic Choir, and the Ankara Polyphonic Choir in the "Papal Concert of Reconciliation." This event was the first time that any American orchestra had performed for any Pope in the Vatican. The concert, broadcast worldwide, included Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 Resurrection, and Abraham, a specially-commissioned motet by John Harbison.[16][17]
Over the years of his relationship with John Paul II, Levine became known as "the Pope's Maestro." In 1994, for his services to the Pope and to the Vatican, he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great (KCSG), the highest Papal knighthood accorded to a non-ecclesiastical musician since Mozart.[18]
Upon John Paul II's death, Levine called him a friend and "an incredible sustenance for me."
On January 31, 2016,
Additional work
In the UK, Levine and the
In the same year, Levine led the LPO and London Philharmonic Choir in televised performances of excerpts of Górecki's Third Symphony and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony from Kraków, during the city's reign as the European Capital of Culture. On this occasion, Levine received the Kraków Gold Medallion from the city president, in recognition of his services to Kraków's cultural life.
From 2004 to 2006, Levine led the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in a series of concerts called "Music for the Spirit," which included a 2004 performance of the Verdi Requiem.,[25] a January 2006 concert to commemorate the 100th anniversary of St. Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh of Haydn's The Creation, and a June 2006 concert of Gustav Mahler's Third Symphony.
In July 2005, Levine led the
In November of that same year, Levine directed the
Levine made his debut with the
On April 23, 2012, Levine conducted the
On May 5, 2014, Levine led the
Media coverage
On television, Levine has been featured on many occasions, both as a news subject and in concert. In addition to his appearance on "Good Morning America," and his numerous performances on European television, the
On January 14, 1992, Levine was interviewed by Studs Terkel on his WFMT (Chicago) nationally syndicated radio broadcast. Levine's recording of the Shostakovich Suite from The Golden Age, with the Krakow Philharmonic, was the featured work on that program.[35]
In 2009,
Levine's memoir, The Pope’s Maestro, was published by Jossey-Bass, a
On April 25, 2014, Levine was the subject of the "Saturday Interview" in The Wall Street Journal. The article was written by Matthew Kaminski.[39]
In 2017, the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University commissioned a video profile of Sir Gilbert Levine. The profile was produced by Angel Gardner and filmed and edited by Zohar Lavi-Hasson.[40]
Personal life
Levine is married to Dr. Vera Kalina-Levine. They have two children, David (b. 1984) and Gabriel (b. 1991).
Television concerts
Levine's television-aired concert performances have included the following:
- 1982: Reykjavik Arts Festival ( - Icelandic National Broadcasting
- 1988: "A Musical Offering from the Vatican". Orchestra of Penderecki "Stabat Mater:, DvořákMass in D. Original Broadcaster: RAI/Roma/European Broadcast Union. PBS broadcast as "A Musical Offering from the Vatican: A Papal Concert" (1992). Released on VHS by View Video
- 1994: "Papal Concert to Commemorate the Shoah". (Movements 2 and 3) --Original Broadcaster: RAI/EBU, PBS (WNET). Released on VHS by Rhino
- 1995: "A Symphony of Psalms." Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms (1930). Original Broadcaster: MPT (Maryland Public Television) and NPR[41]
- 2000: "Jubilee Creation". Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus. Haydn: The Creation. US Broadcast by Maryland Public Broadcasting/PBS
- 2000: Concert for the 80th Birthday of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Haydn: The Creation. Philharmonia Orchestraand Chorus. Original Broadcaster: RAI/EBU.
- 2000: "A Thousand Years of Music and Spirit". Beethoven Ninth Symphony. Original Broadcaster: Telewizja Polska. US broadcast (nationwide) by WTTW/PBS.
- 2002: Concert in Commemoration of the 1st Anniversary of the Terror Attacks of September 11. Ein Deutsches Requiem—Original Broadcaster: Telewizja Polska/EBU[42]
- 2004: "Mahler Second Symphony (First, Fourth, and Fifth Movements) --Original Broadcaster: RAI/EBU. US broadcast by WQED(Pittsburgh). Released on DVD by WQED Multimedia Pittsburgh
- 2004: ABC "Good Morning America." Verdi Ave Maria; Mozart Symphony K.95. London Philharmonic Orchestra, Narrator: Diane Sawyer. Broadcast live from Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City[43]
- 2005: "Crossing the Bridge of Faiths: Im Memoriam Pope John Paul II"—Ein Deutsches Requiem—Original Broadcaster: WQED (Pittsburgh)/PBS
- 2005: "Missa Solemnis". Missa Solemnis. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir—Original Broadcaster: WDR (Köln)/3SAT (released on DVD by Arthaus)
- 2007: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, NDR Chor(Hamburg). Original Broadcaster: WDR (Köln)/3SAT
- 2008: "From Heart to Heart: Beethoven’s Plea for Peace" . "Missa Solemnis" from Cologne Cathedral. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir. Soloists: Bożena Harasimowicz, Monica Groop, Jerry Hadley, Franz-Josef Selig. Co-production of WDR/Köln and Peter Rosen Productions, Inc. Original Broadcaster: WQED Multimedia/Pittsburgh and American Public Television (APT).
- 2010: “Music of Majestic Spirit”. Anton Bruckner: Symphony 9 and “Te Deum” from Cologne Cathedral. WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, NDR Chor (Hamburg). Soloists: Anja Harteros, Liliana Nikiteanu, Christian Elsner, Franz-Josef Selig Co-production of WDR/Koln and Peter Rosen Productions, Inc. Original Broadcaster: WQED Multimedia/Pittsburgh. Released on DVD by WQED/Multimedia
- 2012: “Out of Many, One - a Musical Offering from Chicago - in the Spirit of John Paul”. Bogurodzica, Edward. T. Cone: Psalm 91 (1948), J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D BWV 243, Beethoven: Symphony 3, “Eroica”. Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus; Soloists: Amanda Majeski, Sara Mingardo, Antonio Poli, John Relyea; Co-Production: Peter Rosen Productions, D2 Digital. Original Broadcaster: WTTW/Chicago
- 2015: "A Celebration of Peace Through Music". Copland Fanfare for the Common Man, Verdi Messa da Requiem (Sanctus), Gorecki Totus Tuus, Bernstein Chichester Psalms, Brahms First Symphony. Orchestra of St. Luke's, Krakow Philharmonic Choir, Choral Arts Society of Washington, Theodore Nisbett, Boy Solo. Director: Janos S. Darvas; Producers: Dennis Obrien - D2 Digital, Claudia Groh. WETA (APT). Released on DVD by Kino Lorber.[44][45][46][47][48][49]
Selected audio recordings
- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, RSO Berlin (Capriccio)
- Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra(Polskie Nagrania Muza)
- Britten: Simple Symphony, Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Les Illuminations (with Elisabeth Söderström), English Chamber Orchestra (Arabesque)[50]
- Shostakovich: First Symphony, Age of Gold (excerpts), Concerto for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings, Op. 35 (Garrick Ohlsson, Maurice Murphy), Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra (Arabesque)
- Papal Concert to Commemorate the Holocaust: Bruch, Kol Nidrei; Beethoven, Ninth Symphony (Movement 3); Schubert, Psalm 92; Bernstein, Third Symphony (excerpt) and Chichester Psalms (Movements 2 and 3); Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Lynn Harrell, Richard Dreyfuss (Narrator)
- Tchaikovsky, Third Symphony; Rimsky-Korsakov, Piano Concerto, Op. 30 (Jeffrey Campbell): Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Telarc)
- A Celebration of Peace Through Music: Copland Fanfare for the Common Man, Verdi Messa da Requiem (Sanctus), Gorecki Totus Tuus, Bernstein Chichester Psalms, Brahms First Symphony. Orchestra of St. Luke's, Krakow Philharmonic Choir, Choral Arts Society of Washington, Theodore Nisbett, Boy Solo. (Delos Productions)[51]
Honours
- Order of Saint Gregory the Great
See also
Bibliography
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References
- ^ Pope Benedict XVI and numerous members of the Catholic hierarchy refer to Levine as "Sir Gilbert Levine," in reference to his pontifical knighthood. However, pontifical knights and dames ordinarily carry no such pre-nominal letters or titles. Levine is also entitled to the post-nominal letters GCSG.
- ^ "Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr.9 d-Moll und Te Deum" (in German). Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Out of Many, One — A Musical Offering from Chicago — In the Spirit of John Paul". Yale University Arts Calendar. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Tim Whitelaw (2008-08-01). "Sir Gilbert Levine". Muso. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Out of Many, One - a Musical Offering from Chicago - in the Spirit of John Paul". Retrieved November 27, 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "All Souls College Oxford".
- ^ "Out of Many, One". 2016-03-30.
- ^ ""Pope's Maestro" to Discuss Nearly Two Decades of Making Music for Pope John Paul II". Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ The Pope's Maestro to lecture on music and spiritual unification Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, newsandfeatures.uncg.edu. Accessed November 27, 2022.
- ^ John Rockwell (1993-03-01). "Cracow Philharmonic As an Orchestra In Painful Transition". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
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- ^ a b c Larry King (2006-04-01). "Remembering Pope John Paul II". Larry King Live. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
- ^ Tagliabue, John (8 April 1994). "Holocaust Lamentations Echo at Vatican". The New York Times.
- ^ Cecil Scaglione (1998-02-06). "Vatican Choir to Perform at King of the Missions in Oceanside, California". Daily Catholic. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ a b "At the end of the Concert at Paul VI Hall (May 18, 2000) | John Paul II".
- ^ "Orchestra to make Vatican history". BBC News. 2003-11-09. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ Marylynne Pitz and Andrew Druckenbrod (2003-11-08). "Pittsburgh Symphony to perform for pope". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ Gouveia, Georgette. "Writings revealed John Paul as a pope with an artist's soul". The Journal News, 2005.
- ^ ""The Pope's Maestro," Sir Gilbert Levine Conferred with Papal Honor". Archdiocese of Washington. 2016-01-31. Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ "The Pope's Maestro, Sir Gilbert Levine Conferred with Papal Honor". Archdiocese of Washington: News and Updates. February 1, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
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- ^ John von Rhein (2012-05-11). "Papal honor for CSO's Riccardo Muti". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ^ "London musicians take on 'Creation'; TV: Haydn's work, based on Milton's 'Paradise Lost,' is at the center of the concert, taped in Baltimore and airing on MPT.; Radio and Television".
- ^ "Haydn - the Creation :: Concerts :: Philharmonia Chorus".
- ^ Robert Croan (2004-07-12). "PSO thrills with Verdi's Requiem, though devil lurks in details". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ^ "Peace through music – In the spirit of John Paul – Chicago 2012". Archdiocese of Chicago. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ von Rhein, John (2012-04-17). "'The Pope's Maestro' leads Chicago concert in honor of John Paul II". Chicago Tribune.
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- ^ "Speak Out for Nov. 2, 2012". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
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- ^ Somers, Meredith (2014-04-28). "Concert for New Catholic Saints Set for Monday". Washington Times.
- ^ Midgette, Anne (2014-05-05). "Canonization Celebration: Gilbert Levine and the Spirit of Music". Washington Post.
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- ^ "The Pope Will Wind Up His Five-Day Visit to the United States on Sunday by Saying Mass at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore". NPR.org. October 6, 1995. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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- ^ Bookspan, Martin (January 7, 1990). "Soundings: An American Abroad Comes Home on Disk". New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2021./
- ^ "Four New Releases!". Delos Music.
External links
- Gilbert Levine quotes at ThinkExist.com
- Grußbotschaft von Papst Benedikt XVI. anläßlich der Aufführung der »Missa solemnis« im Kölner Dom
- "U.S. Premiere of the 7th Public Television Special by Princeton University Alumnus Sir Gilbert Levine '71", Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University announcement
- "Address of John Paul II at the end of the Concert at Paul VI Hall". 18 May 2000
- American Public Television, "A Thousand Years of Music and Spirit", program description
- Maryland Public Television Press Release: "Pope Benedict XVI, Beethoven "'Plea for Peace'", 7 April 2008
- WQED Pittsburgh: Press Release on "Crossing the Bridge of Faiths: Music in Memoriam"
- Press Release: "WQED/PBS Present 'A Celebration of Faiths: The Papal Concert of Reconciliation'
- Knights of Columbus: 'Rejoice In This Land' Concert, 15 November 2005.