Ida Levin
Ida Levin (1963 – 19 November 2016) was an American concert violinist. Levin taught at the Sander Vegh International Chamber Music Academy in Prague and was a former faculty member of Harvard University, the Colburn School and the European Mozart Academy.[1]
Biography
Born in
Kennedy Center
.
An active concert performer and recitalist, Levin performed throughout the world at such venues as the
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Da Camera of Houston.[1] Levin frequently performed at the Marlboro Music School and Festival, and at the 2002 festival she and pianist Jeremy Denk performed the premiere of a piece composed by Leon Kirchner in memory of the violinist Felix Galimir.[5]
Levin recorded for labels Philips, EMI, Dynamic, Music Masters, and Nonesuch, as well as Stereophile, and wrote articles for Strings magazine.[6]
Levin died of leukemia on 19 November 2016 at the age of 53.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d VERY SAD NEWS | American Violinist Ida Levin has Passed Away – Aged 53
- ^ "In Performance at the White House on PBS". TVGuide. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ^ "Violinist Ida Levin Passed Away". Pizzicato. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ^ Riggs, Robert (2010). Leon Kirchner: Composer, Performer, and Teacher. University of Rochester Press. p. 135.
- ^ "Ida Levin RIP". Stereophile.com. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
External links
- Ida Levin at ConcordiaPlayers.org
- Ida Levin - recordings at ArkivMusic.com Archived 2017-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
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