Praised for her “communicative, emotionally intense expression” (Jerusalem Post), Emily Levin is the Principal Harpist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and winner of the Bronze Medal at the 9th USA International Harp Competition.
An in-demand orchestral musician, Levin has appeared as Guest Principal Harp with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Houston Symphony, and 2nd harp with the New York Philharmonic. Solo engagements throughout North America and Europe have included performances at Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Center, and Germany’s Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Her debut album, Something Borrowed, was met with critical acclaim, including the Classical Recording Foundation’s prestigious 2017 Young Artist of the Year award. She is a laureate of Astral Artists.
Working extensively with established and emerging composers alike, Levin recently launched GroundWork(s), an initiative commissioning American composers — one from each state — to compose new works centered on the harp. Premieres on tap for the 2022-2023 season include a two harp concertino by Aaron Holloway Nahum and a trio for violin, cello, and harp by Angélica Negrón.
Other appearances in the upcoming season will include performances with guitarist Colin Davin; solo recitals across the United States; and a guest artist engagement with the Sante Fe Desert Chorale. Levin will also release her latest album, Songs of Late Season, a collection of French music for bassoon and harp, this winter. In summer 2023, she will return to the Aspen Music Festival as harp artist-faculty.
In Dallas, Levin is Artistic Director of Fine Arts Chamber Players and Adjunct Associate Professor of Harp at Southern Methodist University.
Levin received her Master of Music from the Juilliard School and her undergraduate degrees in Music and History at Indiana University, where she wrote her honors history thesis on the war songs of the French Revolution.
Emily Levin performed at our December 4, 2022 concert.
Praised for her “communicative, emotionally intense expression” (Jerusalem Post), Emily Levin is the Principal Harpist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and winner of the Bronze Medal at the 9th USA International Harp Competition.
An in-demand orchestral musician, Levin has appeared as Guest Principal Harp with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Houston Symphony, and 2nd harp with the New York Philharmonic. Solo engagements throughout North America and Europe have included performances at Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Center, and Germany’s Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Her debut album, Something Borrowed, was met with critical acclaim, including the Classical Recording Foundation’s prestigious 2017 Young Artist of the Year award. She is a laureate of Astral Artists.
Working extensively with established and emerging composers alike, Levin recently launched GroundWork(s), an initiative commissioning American composers — one from each state — to compose new works centered on the harp. Premieres on tap for the 2022-2023 season include a two harp concertino by Aaron Holloway Nahum and a trio for violin, cello, and harp by Angélica Negrón.
Other appearances in the upcoming season will include performances with guitarist Colin Davin; solo recitals across the United States; and a guest artist engagement with the Sante Fe Desert Chorale. Levin will also release her latest album, Songs of Late Season, a collection of French music for bassoon and harp, this winter. In summer 2023, she will return to the Aspen Music Festival as harp artist-faculty.
In Dallas, Levin is Artistic Director of Fine Arts Chamber Players and Adjunct Associate Professor of Harp at Southern Methodist University.
Levin received her Master of Music from the Juilliard School and her undergraduate degrees in Music and History at Indiana University, where she wrote her honors history thesis on the war songs of the French Revolution.
Emily Levin performed at our December 4, 2022 concert.