Burping & Farting - MC Paul Barman

LEVINA (Lhevinne), Bessi-Levin Rozina (b. 28 III 1880, Kiev) - Amer. pianist, teacher. In 1898 she graduated from Washington. conservatory in the class of fp. from V.I.Safonov (previously studied with S.M. Remezov). She has toured with leading European orchestras, performed with concerts in Vienna (1910), Petersburg (1911), Berlin (1912), where she later lived (1914-19). She performed in ensemble with her husband - I. A. Levin, performing art. for 2 fp .; after his death (1944) - again as a soloist. Since 1919 lives in the USA. Since 1938 he has been teaching at the Juilliard Muses. School (New York); since 1945 also (in the summer) in the highest mastery class of the Los Angeles Conservatory. In his ped. L.'s activity develops traditions rus. fp schools. She raised many. modern amer. pianists. Among them - X. L. Cliburn, D. Pollack, J. Browning, M. Dichter, E. Raskin. Wrote "Notes" (excerpt published in the journal. "MF",1962, No. 9).