Bruce levingston biography

Bruce Levingston is an.
Bruce Levingston is an American concert pianist and recording artist.
Bruce Levingston is an American concert pianist and recording artist.

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Bruce Levingston’s new album “Without Words” highlights lyrical color in Felix Mendelssohn’s works for solo piano

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"exquisite...heart-wrenching vulnerability and tenderness…extraordinarily nuanced" — The New York Times

“Felix Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words are meant to enchant rather than dazzle,” writes pianist Bruce Levingston in the liner notes of his new recording, “Without Words”. “Like entries in a personal diary, they reveal the composer’s innermost reflections.” Levingston's recording of 14 of Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words, paired with a new set that he commissioned from Price Walden, is released on Sono Luminus on September 22, 2023. “Without Words” is Levingston’s tenth studio recording.

Levingston hears a myriad of colors within Mendelssohn’s work, and believes that the composer understood how to evoke emotion through color. “A superb watercolorist,” writes Levingston, “Mendelssohn displays his mastery of line and color throughout these exquisite tone poems.”

When Levingston was asked by a friend to create a new work relevant to o

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Bruce Levingston

Bruce Levingston is an internationally renowned concert pianist and recording artist. He has appeared in many of the world’s most prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, and his performances and recordings have been highly acclaimed. The New York Times has praised his “mastery of color and nuance” and The New Yorker has called him “a force for new music.”

Levingston’s album Heavy Sleep was named one of the “Best Classical Recordings of the Year” by The New York Times which called the recording “exquisite.” The American Record Guide has noted: “Levingston is a pianist’s pianist” and “captures our attention without artifice or willfulness.” Levingston recently released his ninth solo album, Prelude to Dawn.All About The Arts critic Rafael de Acha wrote : “Bruce Levingston’s magisterial playing of this music reaffirms his position as one of America’s great pianists.”

Levingston is the author of Bright Fields: The Mastery of Marie Hull, a best-selling biog

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Bruce Levingston - Artistic Director

Bruce Levingston is an American concert pianist and a leading figure in contemporary classical music. He has performed in many of the worlds most prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. Known for extraordinary gifts as a colorist and a performer who can hold attention rapt with the softest playing (MusicWeb International), many of todays most important composers have written works especially for him and his world premiere performances have been widely acclaimed. The New York Times has praised his mastery of color and nuance" and the New Yorker has called him a force for new music.

Levingstons recordings have also received notable accolades. His album Heavy Sleep was named one of the Best Classical Recordings of the Year by The New York Times calling it exquisite. The Arts Desk proclaimed the album sublime and Gramophone declared his playing masterly." The American Record Guide wrote Levingston is a pianists pianist praising his stunning and and h