Levine Andrade

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Levine Andrade
Born(1954-11-12)12 November 1954
film scores, chamber music
Occupation(s)Composer, instrumentalist, conductor
Instrument(s)Viola, Violin
Years active1970–2018
Websitetelefilmonic.co.uk

Levine Andrade (1954 – 20 November 2018) was an Indian-born British musician (violin and viola), and conductor.

Early life

Levine was born in Bombay to his parents Bonaventure and Juliana, and emigrated to England. Following a scholarship to the

Patrick Ireland who was coaching chamber music at the school.[3]

Arditti Quartet

Main article: Arditti Quartet

Andrade became one of the founder members of the

Louvre Museum in Paris, and the live recording of that concert was awarded one of France's highest recording awards.[4]

He left his very busy touring schedule in 1990 to spend more time with his wife and four children to work in London as a freelance musician.[citation needed]

2008–2018 work

Main article: Candle in the Wind 1997

Levine conducted music for film, television, radio and record albums, as well as founding the London Telefilmonic Orchestra to play for various films and television commercials, including the Marlene Dietrich parody for Specsavers in the UK.[5] He also wrote a film score for Strings, a film based on the true-life story of a Bosnian cellist.[6]

He was also brought into the 1997 re-recording of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" by Beatles producer, George Martin, for the Diana, Princess of Wales Tribute single.[7]

Awards

Film credits

Musical credits

References

  1. ^ "Levine Andrade, viola player who explored new music with the Arditti Quartet and founded the London Telefilmonic Orchestra – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ISSN 0033-8060
    . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". www.telefilmonic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Moore confessions: Je regrette Specsavers". The Guardian. London. 27 March 2008.
  6. ^ "The Cellist of Sarajevo". CBC News.
  7. ISBN 9781843404934
    .
  8. ^ "Ernst von Siemens Music Prize". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Levine Andrade". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011.
  10. ^ "The King of Limbs Credits". Ateaseweb.com.

External links

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