An afternoon celebrating the cello, the Levine cello faculty, and students. We’ll explore cello repertoire, technique, and performance together in ensembles and small groups.
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Date:
February 14, 2027
Time:
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM EST
Cost:
Free
Strings
Venue
Location
DC Campus: NW | Lang Recital Hall
2801 Upton Street NW Washington,
District of Columbia
20008United States+ Google Map
Explore Beethoven’s heroic style with Evan Meier, Vasily Popov and Ralitza Patcheva through performance, discussion, and a closer look at the groundbreaking Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major.
Explore Beethoven’s heroic style with Evan Meier, Vasily Popov and Ralitza Patcheva through performance, discussion, and a closer look at the groundbreaking Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major.
Celebrate the collaborative spirit of chamber music with performances by Levine students in a variety of small ensemble settings. These concerts showcase the listening, communication, and musicianship at the heart of playing together, with repertoire spanning a range of styles and traditions.
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Date:
February 23, 2027
Time:
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Cost:
Free
Strings, Student Performance
Venue
Location
DC Campus: NW | Lang Recital Hall
2801 Upton Street NW Washington,
District of Columbia
20008United States+ Google Map
Explore Beethoven’s heroic style with Evan Meier, Vasily Popov and Ralitza Patcheva through performance, discussion, and a closer look at the groundbreaking Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major.
Celebrate the collaborative spirit of chamber music with performances by Levine students in a variety of small ensemble settings. These concerts showcase the listening, communication, and musicianship at the heart of playing together, with repertoire spanning a range of styles and traditions.
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Date:
February 20, 2027
Time:
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST
Cost:
Free
Strings, Student Performance
Venue
Location
MD Campus: Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda,
MD
20852 United States+ Google Map
Explore Beethoven’s heroic style with Evan Meier, Vasily Popov and Ralitza Patcheva through performance, discussion, and a closer look at the groundbreaking Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major.
Enjoy an afternoon of stories, songs, and games featuring the biggest member of the string family. Bring your musical imagination and your sense of fun and adventure!
2-3 PM — Bass Petting Zoo: Explore the amazing sound world of the bass in a fun, relaxed environment! This session will explore set-up and first sounds to help you answer the question “Is the bass for me?” (Answer: Yes!). Plus, a Q&A session for parents/caregivers that will cover common questions like “Can I fit a bass in my car?” (Yes!) and, “Do you have to be really tall to play the bass?” (No!).
3-4 PM — Mini Lessons: Students will work one-on-one with bass faculty Jessica Eig and Millie Martin and have the opportunity to observe other lessons.
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Date:
January 9, 2027
Time:
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
Cost:
Free
Strings, Workshop
Venue
Location
VA Campus: West Falls
255 W Falls Station Blvd, Suite 160 Falls Church,
VA
22043United States+ Google Map
Explore Beethoven’s heroic style with Evan Meier, Vasily Popov and Ralitza Patcheva through performance, discussion, and a closer look at the groundbreaking Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major.
Levine Music and Steinway Piano Gallery – Washington, DC invite you to an evening with pianist Greg Anderson.
Greg Anderson
Greg Anderson is a concert pianist, composer, and filmmaker whose performances have reached four continents and whose recordings have spent more than a dozen weeks at the top of the Billboard classical charts. The Washington Post has called him and his duo partner “the very model of complete 21st-century musicians.”
The program, “Time Unraveled,” does something no conventional recital can. Anderson performs on a Steinway Model D and a Steinway Spirio | r — a piano that records a performance down to the smallest gradation of touch and pedal, then plays it back on its own keys. During the performance, the Spirio becomes a second musician: it answers Anderson, argues with him, and, at one point, plays a recording of Anderson at age eight so he can perform a duet with his younger self.
The program spans four centuries: Bach’s Inventions fold into Ligeti. A Mozart duet from “Don Giovanni” is passed among 35 composers, each of whom wrote variations on it. Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android” becomes a duel between flesh and circuitry. Anderson speaks between pieces, offering context before each work is performed. A Q&A will follow the performance.
Seating is limited, and a reception will follow the performance.
Details
Date:
October 23
Time:
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Cost:
Free
Concert, Piano
Venue
Location
DC Campus: NW | Lang Recital Hall
2801 Upton Street NW Washington,
District of Columbia
20008United States+ Google Map
Join Katie Lansdale and Mark Irchai on Halloween for a program combining spells, enchantment, and diabolical music for violin! The magnificence and […]
Explore Beethoven’s heroic style with Evan Meier, Vasily Popov and Ralitza Patcheva through performance, discussion, and a closer look at the groundbreaking Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major.
Levine alum and acclaimed pianist Avery Gagliano works with advanced Levine piano students in this engaging master class. As students receive one-on-one guidance on interpretation, technique, and musical expression, audience members are invited to observe the process and gain new insight into the artistry behind each performance.
A Washington, DC native, Avery began playing piano at age five and studied at Levine with Marina Alekseyeva before entering the Curtis Institute of Music. Since then, she has emerged as one of the leading pianists of her generation, earning First Prize and the Best Concerto Prize at the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition and becoming the only American semifinalist at the 2021 International Chopin Piano Competition. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, and other major venues across the United States and Europe.
Avery is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Robert McDonald, Gary Graffman, and Jonathan Biss. She currently lives in Germany and continues her studies with Sir András Schiff at the Kronberg Academy.
Join Katie Lansdale and Mark Irchai on Halloween for a program combining spells, enchantment, and diabolical music for violin! The magnificence and […]
Internationally acclaimed guitarist Manuel Barrueco visits Levine for a special master class, sharing his artistry, expertise, and insights with our guitar students.
In collaboration with Meadowmount School of Music, we are pleased to present violinist and Meadowmount Gurrena Fellow Hiu Sing Fan in a spectacular performance and a master class with Levine students.
Recital Program
Nathan Milstein: Paganiniana Igor Stravinsky: Selections from Divertimento Pablo de Sarasate: Caprice basque, Op. 24
Hiu Sing Fan, violin Cameron Akioka, piano
About Hiu Sing Fan:
Hong Kong violinist Hiu Sing Fan is the Second Prize and Audience Choice Award winner at the 2025 Dallas International Violin Competition, a recent prizewinner at the Banff International String Quartet Competition, and is ranked among the top six at both the 2025 Premio Paganini International Violin Competition in Italy and the 2024 George Enescu International Violin Competition in Romania.
As a soloist, Fan has performed with Camerata Salzburg, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and the Dallas Chamber Symphony Orchestra, and has served as Guest Concertmaster of the Cologne Chamber Orchestra in Germany.
He has participated and performed in festivals including the Verbier Festival, Marvão Music Academy, Verão Clássico, as well as the Meadowmount School of Music, and the Great Mountains Music Festival and School. He has worked with notable artists including Leonidas Kavakos, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Ferenc Rados, Aaron Rosand, Quatuor Ébène, and the Emerson String Quartet, and has performed under conductors including Christoph Poppen, Peter Bay, and Wing-Sie Yip.
Fan received the Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation Scholarship and the Betty & Daniel Bloomfield Fund Scholarship during his studies at The Juilliard School, where he studied with I-Hao Lee and Hyo Kang. He earned his master’s and artist diploma degrees at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in Germany, studying with Julia Fischer, Christoph Poppen, and Lena Neudauer. He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Northwestern University under Gerardo Ribeiro.
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Date:
November 8
Time:
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST
Cost:
Free
Master Class, Strings
Venue
Location
DC Campus: NW | McKay Hall
2801 Upton Street NW Washington,
DC
20008+ Google Map
Join Katie Lansdale and Mark Irchai on Halloween for a program combining spells, enchantment, and diabolical music for violin! The magnificence and […]
Internationally acclaimed guitarist Manuel Barrueco visits Levine for a special master class, sharing his artistry, expertise, and insights with our guitar students.
The Suzuki Department at Levine Music will host Zachary Sweet to teach the SAA training course, Revisiting Unit 1 (Cello). The class is an SAA certification and 100% attendance is required to register Revisiting Unit 1 (Cello) with the SAA (Suzuki Association of the Americas).
The Revisiting Unit 1 course is designed for teachers who have registered a minimum of Unit 1 and have at least one year of Suzuki teaching experience. It aims to strengthen and update a participant’s teaching by approaching the repertoire and its concepts from a fresh perspective. Discussions cover the foundation of Book One, including application of the Suzuki philosophy, teaching points, layering of skills, addressing challenges of the beginning student, and more.
The format of the course includes lecture, small group discussion, student observation, personal experience, and playing demonstration of the teaching points and concepts. This course is a valuable resource as you develop your teaching and expand your studio consistency.
Course Schedule
This course contains a mixture of online lectures and dual-delivery (in-person and online) lectures at Levine Music’s DC Campus: NW.
March 10: Online lecture from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)
March 11: Online lecture from 9:00 AM -12:00 PM (EST)
March 12: In-person or Online (dual-delivery) lecture from 10 AM – 2 PM
March 15: In-person or Online (dual-delivery) lecuture from 10 AM – 3 PM (EST)
Enjoy an afternoon of stories, songs, and games featuring the biggest member of the string family. Bring your musical imagination and your sense of fun and adventure!
The Suzuki Department at Levine Music will host Ann Montzka Smelser to teach the SAA training course, Teaching Strategies. The class is an SAA certification and 100% attendance is required to register Teaching Strategies with the SAA (Suzuki Association of the Americas).
Teaching Strategies is designed to support and guide teacher participants in how to become more effective in their teaching. Strategies will reinforce the positive aspects and offer constructive feedback on each participant’s lessons. Current SAA teacher development opportunities for feedback also include Consultations, Certificates of Achievement, SPA, and Practicum.
Teaching Strategies is designed for teachers who have already registered Unit 2 or above and available to anyone who wishes feedback on their teaching and has registered at least Unit 1. It is meant to be instrument-specific, although occasional exceptions may be made. Time management is especially important in this course to ensure each participant receives equal time. A maximum of 10 participants can join the course. Each participant brings 2 recordings of 6-10 minutes each. At least one of the recordings should be of an individual lesson. In some situations, longer lesson clips may be shown.
Course Schedule
This course contains a mixture of online lectures and dual-delivery (in-person and online) lectures at Levine Music’s DC Campus: NW.
March 10: Online lecture from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (EST)
March 11: Online lecture from 9:30 AM -12:30 PM (EST)
March 12: In-person or Online (dual-delivery) lecture from 10 AM – 12 PM and 1 PM – 3 PM (EST)
Enjoy an afternoon of stories, songs, and games featuring the biggest member of the string family. Bring your musical imagination and your sense of fun and adventure!
Finalists compete in the 2027 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: 12:30 – 1 PM, Adult Amateur Division 1:10 – 2 PM, Junior Division 2:30 – 4:20 PM, Senior Division 4:30 – 5:15 PM, Reception followed by award ceremony
Levine Music gratefully acknowledges Dr. Robert Misbin as well as the support of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Details
Date:
April 18, 2027
Time:
12:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
Cost:
Free
Competition, Student Performance
Venue
Location
DC Campus: NW
2801 Upton Street, NW Washington,
DC
20008+ Google Map
