Internationally acclaimed guitarist Manuel Barrueco visits Levine for a special master class, sharing his artistry, expertise, and insights with our guitar students.

Recognized as one of the world’s leading classical guitarists, Barrueco has performed at prestigious venues including London’s Royal Albert Hall, New York’s Lincoln Center, and Vienna’s Musikverein. His distinguished career includes collaborations with leading orchestras and composers, numerous acclaimed recordings, and multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations.

A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, where he serves on the faculty, Barrueco is dedicated to inspiring the next generation of guitarists. This master class offers students and observers a unique opportunity to learn from one of the instrument’s most celebrated performers and educators.

• • October 17
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT

  Piano Master Class: Avery Gagliano

  Levine alum and acclaimed pianist Avery Gagliano works with advanced Levine piano students in an engaging master class.

  
• • October 18
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  Cello Master Class: Tommy Mesa

  Internationally acclaimed cellist and faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, Tommy Mesa, visits Levine to lead a master […]

  
• • October 31
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

  Violin & Viola Master Class: Katie Lansdale

  Join Katie Lansdale and Mark Irchai on Halloween for a program combining spells, enchantment, and diabolical music for violin! The magnificence and […]

  

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.

• • October 18
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  Cello Master Class: Tommy Mesa

  Internationally acclaimed cellist and faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, Tommy Mesa, visits Levine to lead a master […]

  
• • October 24
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

  Levine Presents | Passion and Poetry: Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin

  Journey from Beethoven’s Classical elegance to the Romantic depth of Brahms and Chopin in a program exploring the expressive dialogue between cello and piano.

  
• • November 7
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EST

  Lecture | Discovering Beethoven’s Heroic Style: The 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.

  

Join Levine faculty member Sam Hall as he leads an afternoon exploring fiddle music and techniques. Open to students of all ages and levels!

• • October 18
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  Cello Master Class: Tommy Mesa

  Internationally acclaimed cellist and faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, Tommy Mesa, visits Levine to lead a master […]

  
• • October 24
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

  Levine Presents | Passion and Poetry: Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin

  Journey from Beethoven’s Classical elegance to the Romantic depth of Brahms and Chopin in a program exploring the expressive dialogue between cello and piano.

  
• • November 7
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EST

  Lecture | Discovering Beethoven’s Heroic Style: The 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.

• • October 18
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  Cello Master Class: Tommy Mesa

  Internationally acclaimed cellist and faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, Tommy Mesa, visits Levine to lead a master […]

  
• • October 24
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

  Levine Presents | Passion and Poetry: Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin

  Journey from Beethoven’s Classical elegance to the Romantic depth of Brahms and Chopin in a program exploring the expressive dialogue between cello and piano.

  
• • October 25
  • 2:00 PM – 5:15 PM EDT

  Boo Bash

  A costumed recital featuring student performances from our Suzuki Guitar and Suzuki Piano Departments.

  

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.

• • October 18
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  Cello Master Class: Tommy Mesa

  Internationally acclaimed cellist and faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, Tommy Mesa, visits Levine to lead a master […]

  
• • October 24
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

  Levine Presents | Passion and Poetry: Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin

  Journey from Beethoven’s Classical elegance to the Romantic depth of Brahms and Chopin in a program exploring the expressive dialogue between cello and piano.

  
• • October 25
  • 2:00 PM – 5:15 PM EDT

  Boo Bash

  A costumed recital featuring student performances from our Suzuki Guitar and Suzuki Piano Departments.

  

Levine’s Rock and Jazz Combos showcase their work at our Northwest campus. Join us for a great afternoon of music!

• • October 25
  • 2:00 PM – 5:15 PM EDT

  Boo Bash

  A costumed recital featuring student performances from our Suzuki Guitar and Suzuki Piano Departments.

  
• • October 31
  • 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT

  Spooky Suzuki

  An extra spooky play-in at our DC Campus: NW for our Suzuki strings and Suzuki winds! 

  
• • November 8
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST

  Contemporary Program Showcase

  Levine’s Rock and Jazz Combos showcase their work at our Northwest campus.

  

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.  

• • October 18
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  Cello Master Class: Tommy Mesa

  Internationally acclaimed cellist and faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, Tommy Mesa, visits Levine to lead a master […]

  
• • October 24
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

  Levine Presents | Passion and Poetry: Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin

  Journey from Beethoven’s Classical elegance to the Romantic depth of Brahms and Chopin in a program exploring the expressive dialogue between cello and piano.

  
• • October 25
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

  All-State Audition Preparation Workshop

  This workshop offers repertoire coaching, scales and technique practice, sight-reading guidance, and mock auditions to help students strengthen their audition skills.

  

Prepare for Maryland All-State auditions with Levine Music! This workshop offers repertoire coaching, scales and technique practice, sight-reading guidance, and mock auditions to help students build confidence and strengthen their audition skills for this year and beyond.

Who Should Attend
Students preparing to audition for Maryland All-State ensembles.

Instruments
Flute, clarinet, trumpet, and saxophone. Additional woodwind and brass instruments may be available depending on faculty availability.

Workshop Schedule

• 2–2:45 PM: Scales and Technique Workshop — Develop technical skills with instrument-specific guidance.
• 2:45–3:30 PM: Repertoire Workshop — Work on the specific repertoire required for your audition.
• 3:30–4:15 PM: Sight-Reading Workshop — Practice strategies for approaching unfamiliar music.
• 4:15–5 PM: Mock Auditions — Gain experience in a simulated audition setting and learn strategies for managing audition nerves.

Please note: Registration for this workshop does not include registration for Maryland All-State auditions. Please visit mdmea.org/all-state for audition registration information.

• • January 9
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST

  Bass Day

  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!
  

  
• • March 10
  • March 15

  SAA Training Course: Revisiting Unit 1 (Cello) with Zachary Sweet

  The Suzuki Department at Levine Music hosts Zachary Sweet to teach the SAA training course, Revisiting Unit 1 (Cello).

  
• • March 10
  • March 12

  SAA Training Course: Teaching Strategies (Violin) with Ann Montzka Smelser

  The Suzuki Department at Levine Music hosts Ann Montzka Smelser to teach the SAA training course, Teaching Strategies.

  

Levine Music and Steinway Piano Gallery – Washington, DC invite you to an evening with pianist 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.

This private performance is open to Levine piano students and faculty. Seating is limited, and a reception will follow the performance.

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.

The master class takes place ahead of Avery’s October 18 performance as part of Levine’s Loeffler Alumni Series.

• • October 18
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  Cello Master Class: Tommy Mesa

  Internationally acclaimed cellist and faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, Tommy Mesa, visits Levine to lead a master […]

  
• • October 18
  • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT

  Avery Gagliano, Piano | Loeffler Alumni Series

  Levine welcomes pianist Avery Gagliano back to the stage where her musical journey began as part of the Loeffler Alumni […]

  
• • October 24
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

  Levine Presents | Passion and Poetry: Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin

  Journey from Beethoven’s Classical elegance to the Romantic depth of Brahms and Chopin in a program exploring the expressive dialogue between cello and piano.

  

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.

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.

• • October 17
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT

  Piano Master Class: Avery Gagliano

  Levine alum and acclaimed pianist Avery Gagliano works with advanced Levine piano students in an engaging master class.

  
• • October 18
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  Cello Master Class: Tommy Mesa

  Internationally acclaimed cellist and faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, Tommy Mesa, visits Levine to lead a master […]

  
• • October 24
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

  Levine Presents | Passion and Poetry: Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin

  Journey from Beethoven’s Classical elegance to the Romantic depth of Brahms and Chopin in a program exploring the expressive dialogue between cello and piano.

  

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)

• • October 25
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

  All-State Audition Preparation Workshop

  This workshop offers repertoire coaching, scales and technique practice, sight-reading guidance, and mock auditions to help students strengthen their audition skills.

  
• • January 9
  • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST

  Bass Day

  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!
  

  
• • March 10
  • March 12

  SAA Training Course: Teaching Strategies (Violin) with Ann Montzka Smelser

  The Suzuki Department at Levine Music hosts Ann Montzka Smelser to teach the SAA training course, Teaching Strategies.