Finalists compete in the 2026 Marlin-Engel Solo Competition. Cheer on the competitors and join us for a day full of exceptional student performances.

The Marlin-Engel Solo Competition was established by the Board of Trustees of Levine Music in 1980 to honor Jackie Marlin and Diana Engel, two of the school’s founders and Levine’s co-directors from 1976 to 1980. Originally offering a single “Marlin-Engel prize,” the competition today offers awards in three categories (piano, winds/brass/guitar/harp, and bowed strings) and three age divisions: Junior (up to age 9), Intermediate (ages 10-13), and Senior (ages 14-18). The first-place prize for piano is the Ida Canter Prize, established by Dr. Jane Loeffler and her family as a tribute to her grandmother. Contestants perform two solo works or movements that contrast in style and period.

• • November 16
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST

  Honors Student Service Project: Power of Music Healing

  Levine Honors students present a concert fundraiser for Hopeful Minds Outreach, a student-led non-profit focused on promoting mental health and […]

  
• • November 16
  • 2:00 PM – 5:45 PM EST

  Suzuki Piano Fall Recitals

  An afternoon of performances by students of our Suzuki Piano Department.

  
• • November 18
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST

  Chamber Orchestra Concert

  Cheer on our Chamber Orchestra and Junior Ensembles conducted by Vasily Popov in their first concert of the season. Music […]

  

Finalists compete in the 2026 Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition. Cheer on the competitors and join us for a day full of exceptional student performances.

Presented by Washington Performing Arts and Levine to support the development of young artists and celebrate the lifelong creativity of DC-area performers, the Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition is open to instrumental chamber music students, adult amateurs, and professional musicians. Participants are adjudicated by a panel of judges made up of distinguished performers, teachers, and other recognized members of the greater Washington music community. Levine and non-Levine students are welcome to apply. Contestants perform one or two movements from a major work for chamber ensemble.

The competition is open to the public free of charge — an excellent opportunity to hear promising young artists in a varied program. Winners receive cash awards and opportunities to perform in prestigious venues across the Washington, DC metro region.

Competition schedule is forthcoming.

Levine Music gratefully acknowledges Dr. Robert Misbin as well as the support of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

• • November 16
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST

  Honors Student Service Project: Power of Music Healing

  Levine Honors students present a concert fundraiser for Hopeful Minds Outreach, a student-led non-profit focused on promoting mental health and […]

  
• • November 16
  • 2:00 PM – 5:45 PM EST

  Suzuki Piano Fall Recitals

  An afternoon of performances by students of our Suzuki Piano Department.

  
• • November 18
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST

  Chamber Orchestra Concert

  Cheer on our Chamber Orchestra and Junior Ensembles conducted by Vasily Popov in their first concert of the season. Music […]

  

Students compete in the 2026 Irena Orlov Memorial Piano Competition. Cheer on the competitors and join us for an afternoon full of exceptional student performances.

Inaugurated in 2020, the Irena Orlov Memorial Piano Competition for Adult Students remembers and celebrates our beloved friend and faculty member, Irena Orlov. For over 30 years, Irena was a pillar of the piano department and Levine. During her remarkable career, she taught and mentored hundreds of students and faculty, helping each of them achieve their best.

Applicants must be Levine students in good standing, aged 18 and above, and enrolled in either private instruction for the current academic year and/or one of Levine’s Adult Piano Performance Classes, and will compete in Intermediate and Advanced levels.

• • November 16
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST

  Honors Student Service Project: Power of Music Healing

  Levine Honors students present a concert fundraiser for Hopeful Minds Outreach, a student-led non-profit focused on promoting mental health and […]

  
• • November 16
  • 2:00 PM – 5:45 PM EST

  Suzuki Piano Fall Recitals

  An afternoon of performances by students of our Suzuki Piano Department.

  
• • November 18
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST

  Chamber Orchestra Concert

  Cheer on our Chamber Orchestra and Junior Ensembles conducted by Vasily Popov in their first concert of the season. Music […]

  

Vocal students compete in the 2026 Charles and Ruth Williams Voice Competition. Cheer on the competitors and join us for an afternoon full of exceptional student performances.

Charles Williams began his teaching career at Levine in 1983, where he continued to be a force in the department until his passing in December 2022. Charles hailed performances from the world’s greatest stages, notably Broadway and the Metropolitan Opera. Many of his students have become notable performers and esteemed instructors. A consummate artist and forever teacher, Charles demanded of himself and each of his students the highest work ethic. Through this voice competition, we seek to identify and honor young singers who strive for that same excellence.

Named in honor of longtime Levine voice faculty member Charles Williams and his wife Ruth Williams, this competition is open to Levine students ages 13 and up. Contestants are required to submit two pieces that contrast in style and period.

• • November 16
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST

  Honors Student Service Project: Power of Music Healing

  Levine Honors students present a concert fundraiser for Hopeful Minds Outreach, a student-led non-profit focused on promoting mental health and […]

  
• • November 16
  • 2:00 PM – 5:45 PM EST

  Suzuki Piano Fall Recitals

  An afternoon of performances by students of our Suzuki Piano Department.

  
• • November 18
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST

  Chamber Orchestra Concert

  Cheer on our Chamber Orchestra and Junior Ensembles conducted by Vasily Popov in their first concert of the season. Music […]

  

Finalists compete in the 2026 Ruth P. Cogen Concerto Competition. Cheer on the competitors and join us for a day full of exceptional student performances.

The Ruth P. Cogen Competition was established by the Board of Trustees of Levine Music in 1983 to honor Ruth Cogen, one of the school’s founders and its first chair of the Board of Trustees. From 1984 to 1987, all students competed together in a single division. In 1988, the competition expanded to include separate piano and instrumental competitions with Junior (up to age 9), Intermediate (ages 10-13), and Senior Divisions (ages 14-18) for each. Contestants perform one movement of a concerto.