Professional Overview
Naxos Recording Artist, Adam Levin, has performed the world over in settings across the United States and Europe. The recipient of numerous top prizes, he has been recognized by national and international competitions.

Ambassadorship and Community Work
As an ambassador for the guitar, Mr. Levin is dedicated to sharing the guitar’s vibrant and comprehensive repertoire in underserved areas and unconventional spaces.

• Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (2007-08): Awarded for innovative community work in the Boston area.

Awards and Fellowships

• Fulbright Scholarship (2008): Research and performance of 20th and 21st-century contemporary Spanish guitar repertoire in Madrid, Spain.
• Program for Cultural Cooperation Fellowship (2009): Performance of both American and Spanish music programs.
• Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship and Competition: Grand prize winner, supporting the commission and premiere of new Spanish guitar works.

Recording Projects
In fall 2012, Levin began recording the first of four volumes with Naxos, cataloguing the 30 new works he commissioned during his residency in Madrid, Spain.

Education and Training

• Bachelor’s Degrees: Northwestern University (Music Performance, Psychology, and Pre-Med).
• Master’s Degree: Guitar performance at New England Conservatory in Boston under the tutelage of Eliot Fisk.

Notable Teachers
Oscar Ghiglia, Gabriel Estarellas, Anne Waller, Mark Maxwell, and Paul Henry.

Current Roles

• Co-director of the annual Boston Guitarfest Young Guitarists Workshop.
• Guitar instructor at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and Middlesex College.

Personal Background
A native of Chicago’s North Shore.