Levi Andreassen
Praised for his “astounding virtuosity”, American double bassist Levi Andreassen is a sought-after soloist and chamber musician, driven by his desire to push the limits of his instrument. Recent and upcoming highlights include concerto performances with the London Mozart Players and Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra and solo performances at the Wigmore Hall, North Norfolk Music Festival, Kirker Music Festival, St John’s Waterloo, Leighton House Kensington & Chelsea Music Club, Norwich Chapel, Petworth Festival, and Temple Music Foundation. Levi was also recently featured on BBC Radio 3 – ‘In Tune’ ahead of his recital at the North Norfolk Music Festival. Chamber music appearances include performances with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Sacconi Quartet, Fibonacci Quartet, Carducci Quartet and Charles Owen, Marryat Players, Kleio Quartet and the Vaughan Williams Ensemble of which Levi is a founding member.
Levi has been featured on Orchid Classics’ album “Around the World in 80 Minutes” in duo with bassist Nathan Perry, as well as an album consisting of Robert Simpson’s chamber music works on Toccata Classics. His artistry has been recognized by His Serene Highness Dr Donatus, Prince of Hohenzollern, who remarked “This old, original idea of the double bass as a large violin – Bassgeige – became truly audible. I had never heard a singing double bass!”. Levi has also recently recorded RVW’s 5 Mystical Songs alongside Roderick Williams, the Sacconi Quartet, and William Vann for Albion Records.
A laureate of numerous international competitions, Levi was recently awarded 1st Prize at the 2025 Haslemere International String Competition as well as 1st Prize at the 2023 International Society of Bassists Youth Solo Competition, 2023 London Classical Music Competition and the 2022 Caneres International Competition. Additionally, Levi was a winner of the Charles R. Hall Competition in 2018, where he had the opportunity to perform Bottesini’s Concerto No. 2 with the Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra, an ensemble with whom he now regularly collaborates.
As an orchestral musician, Levi became a member of the Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017 and held the Principal Bass position from 2021-2025. He will play a series of concerts with the English Chamber Orchestra Graduate Ensemble in October this year, and has worked closely with conductors such as Vasily Petrenko, the late Sir Andrew Davis, Sakari Oramo, Chloe van Soeterstede, and Jac van Steen in renowned venues such as the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms in 2024, Royal Festival Hall and Cadogan Hall in London, as well as the Stadtpalais Liechtenstein in Vienna.
Levi plays on a double bass made by Carlo Loveri in Naples in 1892-1893, generously donated by an anonymous donor.
