https://www.nathanaelleavitt.com/home daily 1.0 2025-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edbc609622c36173f51d0a3/1621204567000-NJ15WJZJTX95T26FIT5K/nathanael+standing.jpg Home - Nathanael leavitt American Violinist Nathanael Leavitt has studied at the Oberlin Conservatory, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and summers include studies at the Colburn Conservatory. He has toured in Switzerland, France, Belgium, and in the United States- performing in spaces including Carnegie Hall on multiple occasions. Nathanael debuted as a soloist with the Aurora Symphony Orchestra at 11 years old, playing Autumn from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and has appeared as a guest solo artist with ensembles including the Pikes Peak Philharmonic, Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra, Mercury Ensemble, and Cleveland Institute-CWRU Baroque Orchestra. Living in Denver Colorado for the moment, Nathanael regularly performs with the major ensembles of Denver: the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Ballet Orchestra, the Front Range Chamber Players and other orchestras and chamber music ensembles. In 2024 he was a finalists for a position as a 1st Violin of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and was an invited candidate and semi finalist for a position as a 1st Violinist of the Oslo Filharmonien in Oslo Norway. Nathanael was a first prize winner at the inaugural Music International Grand Prix 2021, the Charleston International Competition 2021, and was also honored to accept the 2021 iClassical Academy Special Recognition Prize. He has also received first prize in numerous local competitions in midwest USA and appeared as a guest artist and Concertmaster in the award winning film “Thicker than Water” (2018). He has recorded with NAXOS Records as Associate Concertmaster of the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic. In 2019, Nathanael toured as 1st Violinist of the Belle Street String Quartet and gave masterclasses and performances in St. Paul and Minneapolis MN. The quartet was the Artist-in-Resident quartet at Madeline Island Chamber Music Festival and worked closely with the Curtis Institute’s Faculty Dover String Quartet, the American String Quartet, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, and performed with Masumi Per Rostad of the GRAMMY award winning Pacifica String Quartet. As an avid chamber musician Nathanael has performed both in Oberlin Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute’s Resident Contemporary Chamber Music Ensembles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edbc609622c36173f51d0a3/b4102643-8689-4e02-9ccd-330f34006a5f/IMG_2523+%282%29+2.jpeg Home With Robert Lipsett in the studio of the great Jascha Heifitz (1901-1987) Heifitz (the Black and White photo) is widely regarded as one of the greatest performing artists of all time. 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