James Levine
James Levine
James Lawrence Levineis an American conductor and pianist. He is primarily known for his tenure as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera, a position he held for 40 years. He has made numerous recordings, as well as television and radio broadcasts, with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Levine has also held leadership positions with the Ravinia Festival, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1980, he started the Lindemann Young Artists Development Program and often works to train promising...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth23 June 1943
CityCincinnati, OH
CountryUnited States of America
James Levine quotes about
Where my tastes in music are concerned, I'm a real maximalist.
I find it always sad when there's something that means a lot to me in music and there are people who can't get the exposure to it ever to understand it, let alone love it.