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Levine has conducted major orchestras in the United States and abroad, including the Royal Philharmonic, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony, the Bayerischer Staatsorchester, the Dresden Staatskapelle, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted televised concerts on PBS and the European Broadcasting Union and has performed for Pope John Paul II on numerous occasions. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is an English orchestra based in London. ... The Philharmonia is an orchestra based in London. ... The London Philharmonic Orchestra (frequently abbreviated to LPO), based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ... The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842. ... The Philadelphia Orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the Big Five symphony orchestras in the United States and usually considered among the finest in the world. ... The Orchestre symphonique de Montreal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) is a major Quebec orchestra. ... Munich, National Theatre The Bayerische Staatsoper or Bavarian State Opera is an opera company in Munich and is one of the leading opera companies in Germany and the world and has existed since 1653. ... The Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (Engl: Saxon State Orchestra Dresden) is an orchestra based in Dresden, Germany. ... The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is one of the major orchestras in the United States. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; French: , and unrelated to the European Union) was formed on 12 February 1950 by 23 broadcasting organisations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon, England. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: , Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan PaweÅ‚ II) born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as...

Education

Levine attended the Juilliard School of Music, and holds degrees from both Princeton University (A.B.) and Yale University (M.A.). He studied bassoon with Stephen Maxym and Sherman Walt, piano with Gilbert Kalish, Music History with Lewis Lockwood and Arthur Mendel, Music Theory with Peter Westergaard and Milton Babbitt, ear training and score reading with Nadia Boulanger, Renée Longy, and Luise Vosgerchian, and conducting with Dennis Russell Davies, Jacques-Louis Monod and Franco Ferrara. He was assistant to Sir Georg Solti in London and Paris, working with Sir Georg at Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), L'Orchestre de Paris, and as his assistant on the RCA recording of Puccini La Boheme. Levine was also a protegé of the German conductor Klaus Tennstedt, working with Maestro Tennstedt on his Mahler symphony cycle both in the concert hall and on recordings for EMI. The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United States of America. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers and occasionally even higher. ... Sherman Walt (1923-1989) was one of the foremost American bassoonists of the 20th Century. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... A History of Western Music Seventh Edition by J. Peter Burkholder, Donald J. Grout, and Claude V. Palisca is one of several popular books used to teach Music History in North America. ... Arthur Mendel (June 6, 1905 – October 14, 1979) was an American musicologist. ... Music theory is a field of study that investigates the nature or mechanics of music. ... Peter Talbot Westergaard (born 1931) is an American composer and music theorist. ... Milton Byron Babbitt (born May 10, 1916) is an American composer. ... Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 – October 22, 1979) was an influential French composer, conductor, and music professor. ... Dennis Russell Davies (born 16 April 1944, Toledo, Ohio, USA) is an American conductor External links Biography Biography (scroll down for English translation) Categories: | ... Jacques-Louis Monod (b. ... Franco Ferrara (4 July 1911 - 6 September 1985) was an Italian conductor. ... Sir Georg Solti, KBE (pronounced ) (21 October 1912 - 5 September 1997) was a world-renowned Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... The Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is a performing arts venue in London. ... The Orchestre de Paris is a French orchestra created in 1967, based in Paris, whose current Music Director is Christoph Eschenbach. ... RCA, formerly an acronym for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark owned by Thomson SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Thomson. ... La Bohème, French for The Bohemian Life, is an opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on La Vie de Bohème by Henri Murger. ... Klaus Tennstedt (June 6, 1926 - January 11, 1998) was a German conductor. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ...

Early Career and Krakow Philharmonic Years

Early in his career, Levine conducted orchestras both in Europe and the United States, including the Philadelphia Orchestra,New York Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic Ochestra, the NDR Sinfonie-Orchester Hamburg, and the Radio-Sinfonie Orchester-Berlin, in a performance of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, which was recorded for release on CD. Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: , Modest Petrovič Musorgskij, French: ) (March 9/21, 1839 – March 16/28, 1881), one of the Russian composers known as the Five, was an innovator of Russian music. ... Mussorgsky in 1874 This article refers to the original suite by Modest Mussorgsky. ...

He first gained international notice when he became conductor and artistic director of the Kraków Philharmonic in 1987. He was the first American to take charge of an Eastern European orchestra, succeeding such conductors as Sir Andrej Panufik and Stanislaw Skrowacazewski.

Levine guided the orchestra in the difficult final period of communist rule, through the tumultuous political events of 1989-90, which in turn, led to a western-oriented Polish society, free of Soviet/Russian domination. Under Levine's direction, the Krakow Philharmonic's international reputation increased greatly. The orchestra toured extensively in Europe, Asia (including the first-ever visit by any Polish ensemble to South Korea in 1989), and in North America, where in 1993, it appeared in major concert halls such as Kennedy and Lincoln Centers in Washington D.C. and New York City, respectively, Symphony Hall in Boston, and Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. Under his baton, the Krakow Philharmonic also performed for the first time with such soloists as Emanuel Ax, Garrick Ohlsson, and Shlomo Mintz. It also recorded for international labels and made numerous television and radio broadcasts, both in Poland and abroad. The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... There are a number of concert halls known as Symphony Hall. ... Interior detail of Severance Hall Severance Hall is a major concert hall located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio and home to the Cleveland Orchestra. ... Emanuel Ax (born June 8, 1949) is Ukrainian-born Polish pianist. ... Garrick Ohlsson (born April 3, 1948 in New York) is an American classical pianist. ... Shlomo Mintz (born 1957 Moscow) is a highly regarded Israeli violin virtuoso, violist and conductor. ...

Concerts for Pope John Paul II and Pontifical Knighthood

In 1988, while working in Kraków, Levine met Pope John Paul II. At that time, the Polish government only allowed the circulation of Newsweek to roughly 200 Polish citizens, one of whom was the Archbishop of Kraków. The archbishop read a Newsweek article about Levine and sent it to the Pope (a native of Kraków), who arranged for a rare private meeting in his private library. ^[1] Following the meeting, the Pope asked Levine to conduct the concert commemorating the 10th anniversary of his Papacy. This concert, which was originally broadcast by RAI, Italian television, throughout Europe, was subsequently broadcast and re-broadcast on Public Television in the U.S. over the next 17 years. Motto: Ex navicula navis (From a boat, a ship) Coordinates: , Country Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland Powiat city county Gmina Kraków City Rights June 5th, 1257 Government  - Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area  - City 326. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1993, Levine conducted for the Pope before an audience of more than half a million at World Youth Day in Denver. That program included the first performances of works by Bernstein, Barber, and Copland at any Papal event. World Youth Day 2000 in Rome World Youth Day (It. ... This article refers to the state capital of Colorado. ... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (IPA pronunciation: )[1] (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, and pianist. ... Samuel Barber, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1944 Samuel Osborne Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer of classical music ranging from orchestral, to opera, choral, and piano music. ... Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer of concert and film music, as well as an accomplished pianist. ...

In 1994, Levine (whose mother-in-law was an Auschwitz survivor) conducted the "Papal Concert to Commemorate the Shoah (Holocaust)," which marked the first official Vatican commemoration of the Nazi genocide of World War II. ^[1] This event, which the German press has called "historic," was front page news throughout the world. The orchestra for this concert was the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; soloists included cellist Lynn Harrell, while Academy Award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss narrated. Auschwitz, in English, commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built near the town of Oświęcim, by Nazi Germany during World War II. Rarely, it may refer to the Polish town of Oświęcim (called by the Germans Auschwitz) itself. ... For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... Cellist Lynn Harrell is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Piatigorsky Award, the Ford Foundation Concert Artists Award, and the first Avery Fisher Prize (jointly with Murray Perahia). ... Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an Oscar-winning American actor. ...

Additional Papal concerts at the Vatican under the direction of Levine included a concert celebrating the Catholic Church's Grand Jubilee in 2000 with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus and a 2003 televised musical celebration of the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's pontificate with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Saint Peter's Basilica, a concert which aired on the American television network ABC. Interior view, with the nave of the Cattedra in the back St. ... Look up ABC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In 2004, Sir Gilbert Levine conducted his last concert for Pope John Paul II, leading the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra along with members of the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, the London Philharmonic Choir, the Krakow Philharmonic Choir, and the Ankara Polyphonic Choir in the "Papal Concert of Reconciliation." This event marked the first time that any American orchestra had performed for any Pope in the Vatican. The concert, which was broadcast worldwide, included the Mahler Second Symphony (Resurrection), and "Abraham," a specially-commissioned work by Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer John Harbison. The Symphony No. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... John Harris Harbison (born December 20, 1938 in Orange, New Jersey) is a composer, best known for his operas and large choral works. ...

Over the 17 years of his relationship with John Paul II, Levine became known as "the Pope's Maestro." In 1994, for his services to the Pope and to the Vatican, he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great, the highest knighthood accorded to a non-ecclesiastical musician since Mozart. ^{[2] [3]} Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ...

Upon John Paul II's death, Levine called him a friend and "an incredible sustenance for me." ^[1] In 2005, Levine conducted a memorial concert for the Pontiff, which was broadcast on PBS. Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ...

Also in 2005, Pope John Paul II's successor, Pope Benedict XVI, awarded Levine a further Papal honor by bestowing upon him the Silver Star of Saint Gregory, the highest rank of pontifical nobility achieved by a Jew in the history of the Vatican. This article is becoming very long. ...

Recent years

Beginning in 1997, Levine has toured with three eminent London orchestras: the Royal Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, and the Philharmonia Orchestra. He and the Royal Philharmonic received critical praise for their recording of Tchaikovsky Third Symphony. Tchaikovskys symphony number 3 in D major, op. ...

In 2000, Levine was named Artistic Director and Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra "Millennium Creation Series." In this capacity he toured America and Europe, performing Haydn's The Creation in televised concerts in Baltimore, London, and Rome. The Creation (German: Die Schöpfung) is an oratorio written between 1796 and 1798 by Joseph Haydn, and considered by many to be his masterpiece. ...

In the same year, Levine led the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir in televised performances of excerpts of Gorecki Gorecki Third Symphony and Beethoven Ninth Symphony, joining the Berlin Philharmonic under Bernard Haitink and the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur in performing in Krakow during the city's reign as the European Capital of Culture. On this occasion, Levine received the Krakow Gold Medallion from the city, in recognition of his services to Krakow's cultural life. Cover of the 1992 release of the Symphony no. ... Composer Ludwig van Beethoven The Symphony No. ... The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the worlds leading orchestras. ... ... The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842. ... Kurt Masur Conducting Mendelssohns Scottish Symphony Kurt Masur (born July 18, 1927) is a German conductor. ... The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one year during which it is given a chance to showcase its cultural life and cultural development. ...

He again led the LPO in 2003, conducting selections of Verdi and Mozart on ABC's "Good Morning America" in a historic first for that program. Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. ...

In 2002-2003, Levine also opened the concert season of the Montreal Symphony and led the Dresden Staatskapelle with the Munchener Bachchor in Brahms Requiem in Krakow. This concert was broadcast throughout Europe as well as webcast.

From 2004 to 2006, Levine led the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in a series of high-profile concerts entitled "Music for the Spirit," which included a standing room-only performance of the Verdi Requiem in Heinz Hall with the Mendelssohn Choir in 2004, a January 2006 concert with both these ensembles to commemorate the 100th anniversary of St. Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh of Haydn's The Creation, and a June 2006 concert of Mahler Third Symphony. The Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral Mass (called the Requiem for the first word of the text, which begins Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, meaning, Grant them eternal rest, O Lord — see the entry at Dies Irae) that was completed to mark... Heinz Hall hosts the renowned Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Pittsburghs Cultural District. ... The Symphony No. ...

In November 2005, Sir Gilbert led the Orchestra of Saint Luke’s and the Morgan State University Choir in the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. That national concert, entitled “Rejoice in this Land,” included Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and the world premiere of "Washington Speaks" by Richard Danielpour, which was narrated by ABC news anchor Ted Koppel. The performance was broadcast throughout the United States both on terrestrial radio in major cities and on XM Satellite Radio. Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute (1867-1890), Morgan College (1890 -1975), is located in residential Baltimore, Maryland. ... Richard Danielpour (born 28 January 1956 in New York) is an American composer. ... Photo by Bob DAmico/ABC Ted Koppel, anchor of the ABC News program Nightline. ... “XM” redirects here. ...

In 2005 and again in 2007, Levine conducted concerts from Cologne Cathedral which were televised live in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The first of these included a performance of Beethoven Missa Solemnis with the Royal Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic Choir in what critics called "a sovereign and highly disciplined interpretation." The latter concert, with the WDR Symphonieorchester (Köln), the WDR Rundfunk Chor (Köln), and the NDR Chor (Hamburg) included the Bruckner Ninth Symphony and Bruckner Te Deum. The Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom, official name: ) is one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany and has been Colognes most famous landmark since its completion in the late 19th century. ... Ludwig van Beethovens Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. ... Anton Bruckners Symphony No. ...

Over the course of his distinguished career, Levine has collaborated with such soloists as Mitsuko Uchida, Yo-Yo Ma, Jaime Laredo, Salvatore Accardo, Benita Valente, Jerry Hadley, John Relyea, Elizabeth Soderstrom, Monica Groop, Lynn Harrell, Christiane Olze, Anja Harteros, Wolfgang Holzmair, Franz Josef Selig, Philip Langridge, CBE, and Sir John Tomlinson. Mitsuko Uchida is a pianist born in Japan in 1952. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma Yo-Yo Ma (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) (b. ... Jaime Laredo (born June 7, 1941 in Cochabamba, Bolivia) is a violinist and conductor. ... Salvatore Accardo (born 1941) is an Italian violin virtuoso and conductor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jerry Hadley (June 16, 1952 – July 18, 2007) was an American operatic tenor, who was a protegé of the famous soprano, Dame Joan Sutherland, and her husband, conductor Richard Bonynge. ... John Relyea is a bass-baritone and 2002 winner of the Richard Tucker Award. ... Monica Groop is a Finnish operatic mezzo-soprano. ... Cellist Lynn Harrell is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Piatigorsky Award, the Ford Foundation Concert Artists Award, and the first Avery Fisher Prize (jointly with Murray Perahia). ... Philip Langridge CBE is an English tenor considered to be among the foremost exponents of English opera and oratorio. ... Coimbatore   (Tamil: ), also known as Kovai (Tamil: ), is a major industrial city in India. ...

Media Converage

On television Sir Gilbert Levine has been featured on many occasions, both as a news subject and in concert. In addition to his appearance on "Good Morning America," and his numerous performances on European television, a major profile of him, entitled “The Pope’s Maestro”, appeared on the CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes.” Other stories about him have been featured on such programs as “CBS Evening News,” “CBS Sunday Morning” (on which he was profiled by Eugenia Zukerman), “ABC World News Tonight” and “ABC Nightline” with Ted Koppel, as well as on both “Larry King Live” and “The Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer, on CNN. He is also a frequent guest on National Public Radio, on such programs as "Symphony Cast," "Performance Today," and “All Things Considered.” CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... Not to be confused with a BBC news magazine program of the same name. ... CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963. ... Sunday Mornings Sun logo for Sunday news Charles Kuralt, Host from 1979-1994 CBS Sunday Morning is an early morning news program CBS airs from 9:00-10:30 AM EST on Sunday mornings. ... ABC World News Tonight (often abbreviated as WNT) is the ABC television networks flagship evening news program. ... Nightline is a late-night hard and soft news program broadcast by ABC in the United States, and has a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world. ... Larry King Live is a nightly CNN interview program hosted by broadcaster and writer Larry King. ... This article is about the CNN news program. ... Wolf Blitzer (born March 22, 1948 in Buffalo, New York) is an American journalist and author. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... “NPR” redirects here. ... All Things Considered (ATC), is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. ...

Critical Response

In addition to the reception of the "Papal Concert to Commemorate the Shoah" and the response to his 2005 performance of the Missa Solemnis, Levine received critical acclaim for his Telarc recording of the Tchaikovsky Third Symphony, with the American Record Guide stating, “There cannot be a more beautiful recording” and the London Times giving it “Three Star Highest Rating.” Also receiving praise was Levine's CD of music by Benjamin Britten on the Arabesque label with the English Chamber Orchestra and soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, which The New York Times described as “spectacular,” selecting the recording as the “Pick of the Week” for several weeks running. Telarc International Corporation is a Cleveland, Ohio based independent record label, founded in 1977 by two classically trained musicians and former teachers, Jack Renner and Robert Woods. ... Tchaikovskys symphony number 3 in D major, op. ... The English Chamber Orchestra is a small (hence chamber) orchestra based in London. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...

Television Concerts

Sir Gilbert Levine has enjoyed particuar success conducting major orchestras on world-wide television, many in their U.S. television debut.

These concerts include:

1988--"A Musical Offering from the Vatican"--Orchestra of RAI/Roma, Choirs of RAI, Krakow Philharmonic and Warsaw Philharmonic--Brahms Ave Maria, Penderecki Stabat Mater, Dvorak Mass in D; Original Broadcaster: RAI/Roma/European Broadcast Union, PBS

1994--"Papal Concert to Commemorate the Shoah"--Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Coro della Filharmonia Romana--Bruch Kol Nidre, Beethoven Ninth Symphony (Third Movement), Schubert Psalm 92, Excerpt of the Bernstein Third Symphony ("Kaddish"), Bernstein Chichester Psalms (Movements 2 and 3)--Original Broadcaster: RAI/EBU, PBS (WNET) Kol Nidre, Op. ... Kaddish is the third symphony of Leonard Bernstein. ... Score of page 1, Movement I of The Chichester Psalms, Boosey & Hawkes edition. ...

2000--"Jubilee Creation"--Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus--Haydn The Creation--Original Broadcaster: Maryland Public Broadcasting/PBS

2000--Concert for the 80th Birthday of His Holiness Pope John Paul II--Haydn The Creation--Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus--Original Broadcaster: RAI/EBU

2000--"A Thousand Years of Music Spirit"--London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir--Bogurodzica, Gorecki Third Symphony (Second Movement), Beethoven Ninth Symphony--Original Broadcaster: Telewizja Polska--WTTW (Chicago)/PBS

2002--Concert in Commemoration of the 1st Anniversary of the Terror Attacks of September 11th--Sachsisch Staatskapelle Dresden and Munchener Bachchor--Barber Agnus Dei. Gorecki Totus Tuus, Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem--Original Broadcaster: Telewizja Polska/EBU Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ein deutsches Requiem For the short story by Jorge Luis Borges, see Ein deutsches Requiem (short story). ...

2004--"Papal Concert of Reconciliation"--Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, the London Philharmonic Choir, the Krakow Philharmonic Choir, and the Ankara Polyphonic Choir--Harbison Abraham (World Premiere), Mahler Second Symphony (First, Fourth, and Fifth Movements)--Original Broadcaster: RAI/EBU, WQED (Pittsburgh)/PBS

2005--"Crossing the Bridge of Faiths: Im Memoriam Pope John Paul II"--Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden and Munchener Bachchor--Gorecki Totus Tuus, Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem--Original Broadcaster: WQED (Pittsburgh)/PBS

2005--"Missa Solemnis"--Beethoven Missa Solemnis--Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir--Original Broadcaster: WDR (Köln)/3SAT

2007--Bruckner Ninth Symphony, Bruckner Te Deum--WDR Sinfonieorchester (Köln), WDR Rundfunkchor (Köln), NDR Chor (Hamburg)--Original Broadcaster: WDR (Köln)/3SAT

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Transcript of Larry King Live, April 4, 2005. Retrieved 12-22-2006
2. ^ Gouveia, Georgette. Writings revealed John Paul as a pope with an artist's soul The Journal News, 2005. http://www.lohud.com/pope/writing.htm
3. ^ Telarc International: Gilbert Levine. Retrieved on 2006-12-23.

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External links

• Gilbert Levine quotes at ThinkExist.com