Gary Levinson

Gary Levinson is the Senior Principal Associate Concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth.
He won the top prize at the 1986 Romano Romanini International Violin Competition in Brescia, Italy, as well as becoming the top American Prize winner at the 1987 Jacques Thibaud International Violin Competition in Paris, France. As a soloist, Mr. Levinson has collaborated with Erich Leinsdorf, Robert Spano, Jaap van Zweden, Miguel Harth-Bedoya and many others. Much sought-after as a chamber musician, Mr. Levinson has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Harrell, Eugenia Zukerman, Lukas Foss, Cho-Liang Lin, Joseph Kalichstein and Louis Lortie. In March 1998, Mr. Levinson was appointed as the first violinist of the Elysium String Quartet, touring with the group for three years and playing Carnegie Hall annually.
A prolific recording artist, Mr. Levinson recorded the complete Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas with acclaimed pianist Daredjan Kakouberi in August, 2011. The Vivaldi Four Seasons and the Brouwer Violin Concerto were released in 2013. Mr. Levinson performs on an Antonio Stradivari violin, crafted in 1726. It is graciously made available for his use by the Dallas Symphony Association.