Levi Hammer
Conductor, Pianist, Musical Thinker
About
Known for his remarkable range and versatility, American conductor Levi Hammer appears regularly as symphonic and operatic conductor, concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and art song collaborator. In his current season he performs across Europe and America, leading the Barrie Kosky production of Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) at the Berliner Ensemble, and conducting orchestras including a debut with the Athens State Orchestra. Additionally he will work as assistant conductor for productions of Das Rheingold at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Wozzeck at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. He will also perform “Gershwin in Vienna,” a solo piano program exploring the relationship between George Gershwin and the composers of the Second Viennese School.
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Photo: Marco Borggreve
Equilibrium Artists
Levi joined Barbara Hannigan’s Equilibrium initiative, collaborating with Barbara and Equilibrium colleagues on projects in Paris, Munich and Stockholm. Read more
Universal Edition
With the support of the Schoenberg family, Universal Edition has published Levi’s chamber orchestra arrangement of Arnold Schoenberg’s lusciously romantic, Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5.
DMA
Levi has completed the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in orchestral conducting at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.
“I met Levi Hammer when he served as assistant conductor for three operas at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has demonstrated his extensive experience with challenging repertoire, and I’ve relied on his expertise in Wagner and preparing large, complex productions. Levi is an outstanding conductor, a musician of depth and sophistication, and a pleasure to work with.”
Gustavo Dudamel
“Conductor/pianist Levi Hammer has proven a wonderful colleague. He has been an invaluable assistant conductor and generous colleague to me. An intelligent and articulate speaker, he is a thoughtful musician: generous, full of curiosity and boundless discipline for hard work and continued immersion into the scores. He is especially sensitive and helpful to singers, knows and loves the vocal repertoire (lieder and opera), while his orchestral background and knowledge is extensive and impressive.“
Barbara Hannigan
“I have known Levi Hammer as a very worthy young conductor. His natural conducting talent I watched develop and strengthen in the repertoire assigned to him. I feel certain he will enjoy and merit a fine career.”
Lorin Maazel
Upcoming
June 17- July 14, 2024
Peter Maxwell Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King
György Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente
Levi Hammer, musical assistance
Barrie Kosky, stage director
Pierre Bleuse, conductor
Johannes Martin Kränzle, Baritone
Anna Prohaska, Soprano
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Violin
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Aix-en-Provence, France
September 15-20, 2024
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Levi Hammer, assistant conductor
IVES: From the Steeples and the Mountains
COPLAND: Quiet City
IVES: Three Places in New England
BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
GERSHWIN: Porgy and Bess - Symphonic Picture (arr. Bennett)
with Sofie Asplund, soprano
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
September 22, 2024
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Music Concert with musicians of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Levi Hammer, conductor (Berg)
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
SCHÖNBERG: Chamber Symphony no 1 (arr. Webern)
BERG: Sieben frühe Lieder (arr. de Leeuw)
FAURÉ: String Quartet
CHAUSSON: Chanson perpétuelle
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
September 23-29, 2024
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Levi Hammer, assistant conductor
BARBER: Mutations from Bach
BERG: Violin Concerto
MOZART: Requiem
with Veronika Eberle, violin
Karolina Bengtsson, soprano
Tuuri Dede, mezzo soprano
James Way, tenor
Erik Rosenius, bass, soprano
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
October 18, 2024
L’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève
Levi Hammer, preparatory conductor
Pierre Bleuse, conductor
Léo Albisetti: "Nouvel Elan"
Caio de Azevedo: "Marionnette"
Sang-Min Ryu: "The past recaptured"
Conducting preparatory orchestral rehearsals for the 78th Concours de Genève
(Geneva, Switzerland)
October 19-27, 2024
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor
Pierre Audi, stage director, creative partner
Levi Hammer, assistant conductor
SCHOENBERG:
Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene, Op. 34
Erwartung, Op. 17
Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5
with Sara Jakubiak, soprano
(Amsterdam, Holland)
November 3, 2024
Chamber Music
with musicians of the Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden
Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132
Mozart: Kegelstatt Trio, K. 498
Brahms: Clarinet Trio, Op. 114
Levi Hammer, piano
Adrian Krämer, clarinet
Wolfgang Grabner, viola
Konstantin Pointner, cello
Foyer Grosses Haus - Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
(Wiesbaden, Germany)
November 8, 10, 2024
Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Richard Strauss: “Der Bürger als Edelmann” (“Le bourgeois gentilhomme”), Op. 60
Levi Hammer, piano
Ivan Fischer, conductor
November 16, 17, 2024
Weill/Brecht: Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)
Levi Hammer, conductor
Barrie Kosky, stage director
With Nico Holonics, Gabriel Schneider, Cynthia Micas, Tilo Nest, Constanze Becker, Pauline Knof, Kathrin Wehlisch, Laura Balzer, Bettina Hoppe, Sonja Beißwenger, Amelie Willberg, et al.
December 2-8, 2024
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Levi Hammer, assistant conductor
BRAHMS:
Violin Concerto, Op. 77
Symphony No. 2, Op. 73
Walt Disney Concert Hall
With Leonidas Kavakos, violin
December 9-15, 2024
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Levi Hammer, assistant conductor
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Walt Disney Concert Hall
With Christine Goerke, Violeta Urmana, Brandon Jovanovich, Gerhard Siegel, Gabriel Manro, Dietrich Henschel, Los Angeles Master Chorale
December 23, 25, 26, 2024
Weill/Brecht: Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)
Levi Hammer, conductor
Barrie Kosky, stage director
With Nico Holonics, Gabriel Schneider, Cynthia Micas, Tilo Nest, Constanze Becker, Pauline Knof, Kathrin Wehlisch, Laura Balzer, Bettina Hoppe, Sonja Beißwenger, Amelie Willberg, et al.
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Management team:
Artistic Advisor: Craig Urquhart
The Craig Urquhart Office
e-mail: thecraigurquhartoffice@gmail.com
phone: +49 177 197 1669
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