A native of Queens, New York, Andrea Levine was appointed Principal Clarinet of the Louisville Orchestra in 2003. She also served as Acting Principal Clarinet of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for the 2017-2018 season. She won the position of interim assistant principal of the Colorado Symphony during the 2011-2012 season. She also won the position of interim second clarinet of the Cleveland Orchestra during the 2007-2008 season and joined them on two European tours. Prior to coming to Louisville, she spent a year as a member of the New World Symphony in Miami, Florida. Before joining New World, she served as Interim Principal Clarinet of the Akron Symphony while completing a Professional Studies Diploma at the Cleveland Institute of Music. She completed her undergraduate degree at the Eastman School of Music. In addition to serving as Principal Clarinet of the Britt Festival Orchestra, she held the same position at the Artosphere Festival and the Bellingham Festival. She has appeared as guest principal clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Detroit Symphony and the Saint Louis Symphony. She has also appeared as a soloist with the Louisville Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony, the Artosphere Festival Orchestra, the New World Symphony, and with the Eastman Philharmonia.

She is also an active teacher, having presented masterclasses at the Eastman School of Music, University of Michigan, University of Florida, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, University of Tennessee, and the University of Louisville. She recently served as Adjunct Professor at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.

Teachers with whom she has studied include Daniel Gilbert, Kenneth Grant, Franklin Cohen, Yehuda Gilad, Mitchell Estrin, and Ricardo Morales.

She loves living in Louisville with her husband, Jack Griffin, and their two Cockapoos, Gus and Leo.

What do you enjoy most about performing with the Louisville Orchestra?

I love the opportunity to bring music to all parts of our community and state!

In what ways do you think the Louisville Orchestra can make the greatest impact on our community?

My hope is that we can make orchestral music(and the orchestra itself) more accessible and relatable to the community.

Who is your favorite composer or musician?

Mahler!