Levi

(la’-vé), (1) Hermann, Gie en, Nov. 7, 1839—Munich, May 13, 1900; eminent conductor; pupil of V. Lachner and of Leipzig Cons.; 1859-61, mus.-dir., Saarbriicken; 1861-64, cond. German Opera at Rotter dam; 1864-72, ct.-cond. at Carlsruhe; from 1872, ct.-cond. at Munich; 1894, Gen. mus. dir. Munich; 1896, pensioned. (2) Levi (or Levy, Lewy). Vide LEBERT. (lé-vét’-ské), Mischa, b. Krementchug, Ru ia, May 25, 1898; d. Avon, N. J., Jan, 2, 1941; studied N. Y., and Berlin Hochsch. under Dohnanyi; grad. artist’s diploma; début, Berlin, 1914; has toured widely in Europe, America and Orient as recitalist and with orchs. following N. Y. début, 1916; a brilliant technician; has also c. piano works. (lé-val’-tér), Johann, b. Ca el, Jan. 24, 1862; pupil Leipzig Cons.; from 1886 music teacher and e ayist; c. fugues, songs, etc. Lewinger (la’-ving-ér), Max, Sulkov, near Cracow, March 17, 1870— Dresden, Aug. 31, 1908; violinist; pupil of Cracow and Lemberg Cons.; and with Griins Scholarship, at the Vienna Cons.; from 1892 toured; teacher at Bucharest Cons.; thence to Helsingfors as concertmaster; 1897, do. at the Gewandhaus Orch., Leipzig; 1898 Royal Court concert master in Dresden.