Background
Levine was born in Bombay to his parents Bonaventure and Juliana, and emigrated to England.
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Levine Andrade
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Just before leaving the school he took up the viola, which he studied with Patrick Ireland who was coaching chamber music at the school.
Career
Following a scholarship to the Yehudi Menuhin School at the age of 9 he became one of its first twelve members and was tutored by Robert Masters and Yehudi Menuhin. At the age of 11, British Broadcasting Corporation Television made a full documentary about him in their series "Life of a Child". In the seventeen years he played with them, the quartet have had an unparalleled career, performing at almost every major music festival throughout the world to critical acclaim.
Levine now conducts music for film, television, radio and record albums, as well as founding the London Telefilmonic Orchestra to play for various films and televisions commercials, including the Marlene Dietrich parody for Specsavers in the United Kingdom. He has also written a film score for Strings, a film based on the true-life story of a Bosnian cellist, and is writing for and producing various record albums featuring music from around the globe.
He was also brought into the 1997 re-recording of Elton John"s "Candle in the Wind" by Beatles producer, George Martin, for the Diana, Princess of Wales Tribute single.
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