FACP Concert Musicians
All Fine Arts Chamber Players concerts feature musicians from the Dallas & Fort Worth Symphony Orchestras, The Dallas Opera Orchestra, area university faculties and professional freelance musicians.
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 Gary Levinson, violin, enjoys a multifaceted career as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Levinson began studying the violin at the age of five with Professor Sergeev at the Leningrad Special Music School. After immigrating to the United States in 1977, the Levinson family settled in Minneapolis where Mr. Levinson made his U.S. solo debut at the age of thirteen with the Minnesota Orchestra. Praised for his intense musicality and adroit technique by American and European critics, he was chosen by Zubin Mehta to join the New York Philharmonic before his graduation from the Juilliard School in 1988. Mr. Levinson then made his New York Philharmonic solo debut in 1991. Hailed as “excellent” by the New York Times, Levinson earned his Bachelor’s Degree with Dorothy DeLay and his Master’s Degree with Glenn Dicterow at Juilliard. In December 2000, the Dallas Symphony chose Mr. Levinson as their Senior Principal Associate Concertmaster. In the 2007-08 seasons he toured throughout the United States with flutist Eugenia Zukerman and pianist Adam Neiman as a member of Trio Virtuosi. He has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Harrell, Christopher O'Riley and Anne-Marie McDermott. Mr. Levinson performs on a 1726 Stradivarius, graciously provided for his use by the Dallas Symphony. Mr. Levinson performed on the 2011 Basically Beethoven Festival. |
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 Gabriel Sanchez was a top prize winner in the 1997 Casablanca International Piano Competition in Morocco and is a laureate of other international competitions. He has performed throughout the United States and internationally in recital and with orchestra, including performances in New York, London, Paris, Spain, Greece, Casablanca, Morocco and in the Dominican Republic. He studied at London’s Royal Academy of Music under a full scholarship and continued his studies at the University of North Texas under his beloved teacher and mentor, Vladimir Viardo. Mr. Sanchez is also a dedicated educator, teaching piano, music history, and music theory at the celebrated Booker T. Washington High School for the Arts in Dallas from 1996-2003. He continues to teach piano privately in Dallas and is also in high demand as an accompanist. He has collaborated with such artists as Jacques Zoon, Alexa Still, Marco Granados, Thomas Robertello, Rolf Smedvig, Ian Clarke and most recently has completed a recording of French music for flute and piano with Lisa Garner Santa. Due to be released soon are two more recordings-one produced by composer Mike Mower with flutist Elena Yarritu, the other with Dallas Symphony flutist Kara Kirkendoll-Welch. Mr. Sanchez performed on the 2011 Basically Beethoven Festival. |
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