Background

Anna received her Bachelors and Master of Music degree in piano from the State Academy in Sofia,Bulgaria in 1980. She later became a member of the piano faculty at the State Music Preparatory School and the State Academy, a position she held for nearly ten years.

In 1987 she won a scholarship to attend the State Conservatory in Moscow, where she worked in the piano class of Margarita Fyodorova (a student of the legendary Neuhaus) and the musicology department, completing her Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in both piano and musicology in 1991.

On emigrating to Canada she has appeared both as a soloist and chamber musician championing contemporary music. Anna has received support from the Canada Council for the Arts for a concert of Russian music in Reykjavik, Iceland. More recently, she has appeared as soloist at Kwantlen College, Simon Fraser University, Douglas College and Capilano College, in performances of the music of Skriabin, Alfred Schnittke and Nikolai Korndorf.

As both performer and musicologist she is a specialist in the music of Eastern Europe with scholarly contributions to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. With her husband she has presented papers at a number of musicological meetings here and abroad. Among her publications is an interview with internationally renowned composer Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Moscow Conservatory Diploma
Diploma of 'Candidate of Art Sciences' (the equivalent of PhD) in musicology and piano awarded to Anna Vecheva-Levy in 1991.

Anna Levy with Coquitlam MLA Ian Black being congratulated on her receipt of the BC Arts Council award.

RCM Certificate of Recognition

Recordings


  • Saturday, June 20th, 2009 Concert Recording: Prometheus Read More...

    Concert Recording: Prometheus

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  • Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 Concert Recording: Nikoloai Korndorf in Memoriam Read More...

    Concert Recording: Nikoloai Korndorf in Memoriam

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Concert Recording: Prometheus

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News & Concerts


  • Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Path to Simplicity Review Read More...

    Path to Simplicity Review

    Performers: Anna Levy,Piano, Jane Hayes, Piano, Johanna Hauser, Clarinet, Kathryn Cernauskas, Flute

    Thanks to everyone who attended the recently held Path to Simplicity concert.

    The concert was also reviewed by the Vancouver Estonian Society here.

  • Thursday, April 15th, 2010 Upcoming Concert: Path to Simplicity Read More...

    Upcoming Concert: Path to Simplicity

    A Concert in Honor of Estonian Composer Lepo Sumera (1950-2000)
    With the support of the Estonian Community Centre of Vancouver

    Saturday, May8,2010,7:30p.m. Place des Arts, 1120 Brunete Avenue, Coquitlam
    Tickets $20.00 Adults, $15.00 Students, Seniors. Available at the door.

    Works by Lepo Sumera, Arvo Pärt, and Gheorgi Arnaoudov

    Performed by Anna Levy,Piano, Jane Hayes, Piano, Kathryn Cernauskas, Flute, Johanna Hauser, Clarinet

  • Sunday, November 8th, 2009 Two Pianos in the Form of a Pear Read More...

    Two Pianos in the Form of a Pear

    Two Pianos in the Form of a Pear, took place at Place des Arts, Saturday, November 14, 2009.

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    In celebration of the francophone culture of Maillardville, faculty pianist Anna Levy with guests, pianist Jane Hayes and saxophonist Colin MacDonald, present hauntingly beautiful works by 20th Century French composers, including Erik Satie and Claude Debussy. Also featured on the program will be works by Jacques Ibert, Charles Koechlin, Colin MacDonald, and Darius Milhaud's Scaramouche arranged for two pianos and saxophone. Tickets $13.00 + GST, Adults/$11.50+GST, students and seniors.

  • Sunday, May 24th, 2009 Prometheus – Master of Fire and Cosmos Read More...

    Prometheus – Master of Fire and Cosmos

    Be sure to catch the concert featuring Anna Levy and Jane Hayes - the Yarilo Music Ensemble - in a concert entitled "Prometheus - Master of Fire and Cosmos," which will take place at Vancouver's Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

    The concert is in honour of distinguished Canadian composer Alexina Louie on the occasion of her 60th birthday, and will compositions by her along with fellow Canadians John Burke and Jocelyn Morlock. The program will feature the North American premiere of Alexander Scriabin's masterpiece "Prometheus - Poem of Fire" in a version for two pianos.

  • Friday, April 24th, 2009 Anna Levy & Marc Destrube – Russian Chamber Music Concert Read More...

    Anna Levy & Marc Destrube – Russian Chamber Music Concert

    On Thursday, April 16 at the Silk Purse Gallery in West Vancouver, pianist Anna Levy joined violinist Marc Destrube in a concert of Russian chamber music. The program consisted of works by Scriabin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and the Estonian Arvo Part.

  • Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 Reaching the Musical Summit – A Successful Workshop at Place des Arts Read More...

    Reaching the Musical Summit – A Successful Workshop at Place des Arts

    The workshop, Reaching the Musical Summit took place on February 15 at Place des Arts in Coquitlam. It was well attended with enthusiastic participation from students and parents.

  • Saturday, May 31st, 2008 Hot Chili Peppers Read More...

    Hot Chili Peppers

    The Yarilo Music Ensemble and Friends: Jane Hayes, Kathryn Cernauskas, Heather Pawsey, Mark Destrubé, Anna Levy, and Daniel Tones, at the Contemporary Bulgarian Chamber Music concert, Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, May 31, 2008.

  • Friday, June 29th, 2007 Canadian Horizons in Bulgaria Read More...

    Canadian Horizons in Bulgaria

    The Yarilo Music Ensemble (Jane Hayes, Anna Levy), the Canada Day celebration concert held at the Union of Composers, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 29, 2007

  • Sunday, June 3rd, 2007 Central European Musical Festival Read More...

    Central European Musical Festival

    Bulgarian Piano Music concert presented during the Central European Music Festival, held at the  Benaroya Hall in Seattle. Guest Artists: Anna Levy, Piano, Gregory Myers, Commentator.

  • Friday, December 15th, 2006 New Music in New Places Concert Read More...

    New Music in New Places Concert

    The Yarilo Music Ensemble (Jane Hayes and Anna Levy), New Music in New Places concert at the Vancouver Public Library, December, 2006.

  • Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 Silk Purse Gallery Concert Read More...

    Silk Purse Gallery Concert

    Anna Levy with Vancouver composers Frank Levin (left) and Michael Conway Baker (right) at the Silk Purse Gallery, November 2006. The concert showcased pieces by Michael Conway Baker performed by Anna Levy.

Path to Simplicity Review

Performers: Anna Levy,Piano, Jane Hayes, Piano, Johanna Hauser, Clarinet, Kathryn Cernauskas, Flute

Thanks to everyone who attended the recently held Path to Simplicity concert.

The concert was also reviewed by the Vancouver Estonian Society here.