Jodi Levitz
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Jodi Levitz is an American
viola
player and academic. She has performed throughout Europe, South America, the USA, and the Far East as a solo violist and has recorded works for the viola on several record labels including Erato Records
. She is the violist of the Ives Quartet.
She is currently on the viola and chamber music faculties at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
and chairs their String Department. She is also a faculty member of the Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival, held annually in Courmayeur, Italy.
She won first place in several competitions, including the D'Angelo Competition and the Hudson Valley Young Artists Competition. After receiving her Bachelor of Music
and Master of Music
degrees from the Juilliard School
, she served for twelve seasons as the Principal and Solo Violist for the Italian chamber orchestra, I Solisti Veneti
in addition to additional Principal positions at orchestras in Ferrara, Mantova, Tuscany, and Parma. She is fluent in Italian.
Her pedagogical lineage includes William Lincer, Paul Doktor
, Dorothy DeLay
, and Margaret Pardee.
United States
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viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
player and academic. She has performed throughout Europe, South America, the USA, and the Far East as a solo violist and has recorded works for the viola on several record labels including Erato Records
Erato Records
Erato Records is a record label founded in 1953 to promote French classical music. In 1992 it became part of Warner Bros. Records. In 1999 Erato launched a subsidiary Detour Records....
. She is the violist of the Ives Quartet.
She is currently on the viola and chamber music faculties at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, formerly the California Conservatory of Music, founded in 1917, is a music school, with an enrollment of about 400 students. It was launched by Ada Clement and Lillian Hodgehead in the remodeled home of Lillian's parents on Sacramento Street. It was called the...
and chairs their String Department. She is also a faculty member of the Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival, held annually in Courmayeur, Italy.
She won first place in several competitions, including the D'Angelo Competition and the Hudson Valley Young Artists Competition. After receiving her Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree; the majority of work consists of prescribed music courses and study in applied music, usually requiring a...
and Master of Music
Master of Music
The Master of Music is the first graduate degree in Music awarded by universities and music conservatories. The M.Mus. combines advanced studies in an applied area of specialization with graduate-level academic study in subjects such as music history, music theory, or music pedagogy...
degrees from the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
, she served for twelve seasons as the Principal and Solo Violist for the Italian chamber orchestra, I Solisti Veneti
I Solisti Veneti
I Solisti Veneti is one of the first rank of small Italian chamber orchestras with modern instruments. Founded in Padua in 1959 by Claudio Scimone, it has made a reputation especially with Italian Baroque music, recording many works by Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Francesco Geminiani,...
in addition to additional Principal positions at orchestras in Ferrara, Mantova, Tuscany, and Parma. She is fluent in Italian.
Her pedagogical lineage includes William Lincer, Paul Doktor
Paul Doktor
Paul Doktor was a notable violist and orchestra conductor.The son of singer-pianist Georgine and violist Karl Doktor, at the age of five, Paul began violin studies with his father, and received his diploma from the State Academy of Music in 1938...
, Dorothy DeLay
Dorothy DeLay
Dorothy DeLay was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School.She was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.-Career and education:...
, and Margaret Pardee.
External links
- Jodi Levitz San Francisco Conservatory of Music Faculty Biography
- Meet Jodi Levitz Ives Quartet profile
- Jodi Levitz Viola.com biography
- Jodi Levitz Zephyr Music Festival Faculty profile