Cheer on our Chamber Orchestra and Junior Ensembles conducted by Vasily Popov in their first concert of the season. Music by Corelli, Stamitz, and Pleyel.
Details
Date:
November 18
Time:
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
Cost:
Free
Strings, Student Performance
Venue
Location
DC Campus: NW
2801 Upton Street, NW Washington,
DC
20008+ Google Map
Cheer on our Chamber Orchestra and Junior Ensembles conducted by Vasily Popov in their first concert of the season. Music by Corelli, Stamitz, and Pleyel.
Details
Date:
November 15
Time:
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
Cost:
Free
Strings, Student Performance
Venue
Location
MD Campus: Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda,
MD
20852 United States+ Google Map
Step into a world of deep musical insight and expressive cello artistry with Eric Kutz. In this master class, Eric will work directly with student cellists, offering guidance on their music journeys.
About Eric Kutz
Eric Kutz is Associate Professor of Cello at the University of Maryland, where he also serves as Cello Division Coordinator. He joined the faculty in 2015 and is a member of the Left Bank Quartet. His collaborations span classical and jazz worlds, including working with Yo-Yo Ma and Ornette Coleman. Kutz has held faculty posts at Luther College, performed with the Chester String Quartet, and been active as an orchestral musician, chamber artist, and concerto soloist. He has premiered more than two dozen works, and his recordings with the Murasaki Duo have earned critical acclaim. Kutz holds degrees from the Juilliard School and Rice University and performs on a cello by Raffaele Fiorini.
Details
Date:
February 15, 2026
Time:
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST
Cost:
Free
Master Class, Strings
Venue
Location
DC Campus: NW
2801 Upton Street, NW Washington,
DC
20008+ Google Map
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Violinist and Levine alum Ariel Horowitz returns for a special performance for our Levine community.
About Ariel Horowitz
Ariel is a violinist, composer, and community organizer who draws from both the classical canon and the works of historically underrepresented composers. As a composer, songwriter, and avid improviser, Ariel’s original music centers on themes of healing, community, and liberation.
Ariel is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Heartbeat Music Project (HMP), a tuition-free program offering music and Navajo (Diné) cultural education as well as direct aid resources to young people in grades K-12, and their families, living in the Navajo Nation. In 2022, HMP was honored to receive the Lewis Prize for Music’s Accelerator Award.
In October 2024, Ariel released their solo debut album, Hearth, on the Bright Shiny Things label. Hearth is an immersive collection that weaves together classical pieces, original compositions, spoken word, and nature sounds, creating a dialogue between indie influences and classical traditions.
Levine Music gratefully acknowledges Jane and Robert Loeffler as well as the support of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Grammy-nominated violinist Andrés Cárdenes visits Levine presents a special master class ahead of his chamber music performance in the Lang. In this master class, he will work directly with student musicians, offering insight into his virtuosity, expressive depth, and lifelong commitment to teaching. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with an internationally celebrated musician and enrich your musical journey.
About the artist:
Recognized worldwide as a musical phenomenon, Grammy-nominated Andrés Cárdenes parlays his myriad of talents into one of classical music’s most versatile careers. Cuban-born Cárdenes has garnered international acclaim from critics and audiences alike for his compelling solo violin, conducting, viola, chamber music, concertmaster, and recorded performances. Since capturing the second prize in the 1982 Tchaikovsky International Violin Competition in Moscow, Cárdenes has appeared as a soloist with over 100 orchestras on four continents. He has collaborated with many of the world’s greatest conductors, including Lorin Maazel, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Mariss Jansons, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Sir André Previn, Leonard Slatkin, Jaap van Zweden, David Zinman, and Manfred Honeck.
Cárdenes is in great demand as a conductor. His appearances with the Bavarian Radio, Detroit Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen, Sinfónica Nacíonal de Bogota, San Diego Symphony, Sinfónica de Caracas, and the OFUNAM Orchestra of Mexico City have received rave reviews. Cárdenes has interpreted concertos by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Barber, Balada, Chausson, Gutíerrez, and David Stock on the Artek, Naxos, and Albany labels. He has recorded the complete works for violin by Leonardo Balada and the complete violin and piano sonatas by Hindemith and Schubert. Cárdenes’ discography includes over three dozen concerti, sonatas, short works, orchestral and chamber music recordings. Cárdenes is the co-founder and artistic and music director of the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival, a program geared towards educating young musicians in chamber music and solo repertoire inspired by the teachings, legacy, humanity, and ideology of the legendary violinist.
Cárdenes has premiered and/or recorded over 60 works by diverse composers such as Ricardo Lorenz, David Stock, Leonardo Balada, Elbert Lechtman, Beatrice Bilbao, Marilyn Taft Thomas, Erberk Eryilmaz, Ramiro Cortés, Roberto Sierra, and Gunther Schuller. He has served on the juries of the Tchaikovsky, Schoenfeld, Osaka, and Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competitions and thrice served as jury president of the Stradivarius International Violin Competition. He is honored to serve as the permanent jury president for the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition.
Cárdenes’ renowned teaching and pedagogical career began as an assistant to his teacher and mentor Josef Gingold at Indiana University. Today, Cárdenes continues Professor Gingold’s legacy and discipline while holding the title of distinguished artist-in-residence at Lynn. This title comes after many years as distinguished professor emeritus of violin studies and the Dorothy Richard Starling/Alexander Speyer Jr. Endowed Chair at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Music. In addition, Cárdenes gives master classes regularly at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Sibelius Akademie, Manhattan School of Music, Shanghai Conservatory, Moscow and St. Petersburg Conservatories, Cleveland Institute, Curtis Institute, and at virtually every major university and conservatory in the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America.
Enjoy an evening of beautiful music and learning with acclaimed harpist Isabel Cardenes. In this welcoming and inspiring master class, Cardenes will coach students, sharing her musical insights, performance tips, and personal approach to expressive playing. Whether you are a musician or simply a music lover, this free event is a wonderful chance to experience the artistry of an exceptional performer up close.
About the Artist:
Harpist Isabel Cardenes is known for her sensitive musicianship and unique self-expression. She is passionate about using music for healing and social change, and frequently performs as a citizen artist in non-traditional settings. Having played her piano debut at age nine with the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen in Germany, Isabel began her journey with the harp at age eleven as a student of Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Harpist Gretchen Van Hoesen. She is currently an undergraduate student at Manhattan School of Music studying with Metropolitan Opera Harpist Mariko Anraku on a Presidential Scholarship.
With a strong commitment to music for healing, Isabel performed on a mindfulness series, “Music in the Moment” at the Wallingford Yoga Studio, performed at the one-year anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting at Pittsburgh’s Center for Victims, is a frequent performer for chemotherapy patients at the Hillman Cancer Center, and has given meditative performances at Rancho la Puerta Wellness Resort in Tecate, Mexico. As a member of the Trio con Brio with her mother and brother, they presented a weekly Porch Concert Series during the warm months of 2020 and 2021, featuring over 80 regional musicians and raising over $15,000 for local causes. The trio recently produced an educational video, titled “Spark Your Creativity,” commissioned by the Allegheny Regional Council for the Arts in Pennsylvania. Isabel hopes to continue her educational and wellness initiatives in New York City.
