Adam Levin

Praised by The Washington Post for his “visceral and imaginative performances,” classical guitarist Adam Levin has toured four continents and performed at top venues including the Kennedy Center, Art Institute of Chicago, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Le Poisson Rouge. A Billboard-charting recording artist, Levin has released numerous acclaimed albums on Naxos and other labels as a soloist, chamber musician, and member of Duo Sonidos, The Great Necks, Duo Mantar, and the Shein-Levin Duo. A passionate advocate for Spanish music, Levin was a Fulbright Scholar in Madrid and launched a landmark four-volume recording series, 21st Century Spanish Guitar, commissioning over 30 composers. His discography includes Music from the Promised Land (No. 1 on Billboard) and Impressions of Spain (Navona). Levin is committed to music education and community outreach. He is the founder of Kithara Project, a non-profit offering tuition-free classical guitar education in underserved communities in Boston, Detroit, Albuquerque, Providence, and Mexico City. He has also been honored with the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship and a TEDx talk for his work in arts advocacy. Levin earned degrees from Northwestern and New England Conservatory and is Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Rhode Island, where he directs the URI Guitar and Mandolin Festival and Rhode Island Guitar Guild.