Levi Andreassen & Alessio Enea
Double Bass/Piano Duo
About the musicians
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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 and Kirker Music Festival in Madeira. Chamber music appearances include performances with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Sacconi Quartet, Kleio Quartet and The Wood Quartet.
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!”.
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. Additionally, Levi 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 is currently completing his Bachelor of Music with Caroline Emery at the Royal College of
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Alessio Enea
Alessio Enea is a talented Italian pianist with considerable experience in teaching different ages and skill levels from beginners to advanced. Specialised in chamber music and adept at performing with singers, he brings diverse training in piano, music theory and piano technic. After completing his second and final year of his Master of Music in Performance with Dmitri Alexeev at the Royal College of Music in London, where he is the winner of a Charles Napper Award and a Gary & Eleanor Brass Scholarship respectively for the first and second year, he is now attending the Artist Diploma in piano accompaniment under the guidance of Prof. Simon Lepper In Lugano he graduated with honours for both his Masters in Performance and in Musical Pedagogy in Lugano. He now works at the Royal College of Music in London as a Chamber music coach and external escort. Future events include duo performances with violin, cello and double bass in various locations such as Italy, France and the United Kingdom.
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