Beth Levin Chapman:
CLASS OF 1968
Philadelphia High School for GirlsClass of 1968
Philadelphia, PA
Boston UniversityClass of 1976
Boston, MA
Curtis Institute of MusicClass of 1972
Philadelphia, PA
Beth's Story
Life
Beth Levin is an acclaimed concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber
musician and recording artist. On April 28, 2007 she performed BachÂs
Goldberg Variations at Steinway Hall in New York City, a return for her
to a composer in Âthe first repertoire I had studied as a child.Â
At age 12, Levin made her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and
soon after was selected to study with Rudolf Serkin at the Curtis
Institute of Music. ÂMr. Serkin was an inspiration the moment he walked
into a room, Levin recalls, Âa single word evoking the eloquence of a
poem.Â
As a concerto soloist, Levin has appeared with The Philadelphia
Orchestra, the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Boston Civic Symphony, the
Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and numerous other symphony orchestras
throughout the Americas, working with noted conductors such as William
Smith, Arthur Fiedler, Benjamin Zander, Tonu Kalam, Sidney Rothstein,
Milton Katims, Silas Huff and Joseph Silverstein.
Levin made her New York solo recital debut in 1982 at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Chamber music festival collaborations brought her to the
Marlboro Festival, Casals Festival, Harvard, the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival, the Ankara Music Festival and the Blue Hill Festival. As a
ÂMusic From Marlboro artist, she toured the United States and Canada. A
founding member of the Gramercy Trio, the American Arts Trio and Vista
Lirica, Levin has also collaborated with the Audubon Quartet, the
Vermeer Quartet, The Reykjavik Woodwind Quintet, the Daniel Quartet, the
Boston Artists Ensemble and the Saratoga Chamber Players, as well as
touring Europe extensively with Trio Borealis.
In 2004, Levin traveled with Poetica Musica under the auspices of the
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Department, performing and giving master classes in Croatia,
Serbia and Turkey.
LevinÂs recordings and radio broadcasts include Schubert's ÂWanderer
Fantasy and Scott Wheeler's ÂArtist Proofs, both of which were
released for the Taubman Institute Recordings. For Columbia Masterworks,
she recorded the Hummel ÂQuintet in D Minor. Her recording of the Bach "Goldberg Variations" will be released by Centaur Records in 2008. Her performances have been broadcast on National Public Radio, WGBH (Boston), WFMT (Chicago) and WNYC, WNYE and WQXR (New York).
As a soloist, chamber musician and interpreter of contemporary music,
Levin performed and recorded works by Alan Campbell, Marc Eychenne,
Brian Fennelly, Steven R. Gerber, Alexander Goretzky, Louis Karchin,
Michael Rose, Allen Shearer, Scott Wheeler and David Del Tredici.
Her training began with Maryan Filar at the Settlement Music School in
Philadelphia, and in addition to Rudolf Serkin, her teachers included
Leonard Shure at Boston University and Dorothy Taubman in New York City.
Praise for Beth Levin:
Â...Ms. Levin kept the ear engaged with boldly inflected readings and an
impressive ability to convey emotion without exhibition. Her technique
was solid, and better still, her organic approach made it feel like an
afterthought. Jeremy Eichler, The New York Times
"Over the years, Levin has transformed herself. The flame within still
burns with undimmed intensity, but now there is warmth as well as
blinding light." Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe
"A pianist of rare qualities and the highest professional caliber. I was
deeply impressed and moved by her performance at the last Marlboro
Festival." Paul Badura-Skoda
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