Mischa Levitzki

In 1913 Levitzki entered the Berlin Hochschule für Musik, where he became the youngest student of Ernst von Dohnányi and was awarded the Mendelssohn Prize in 1915. He made his American debut in New York on October 17, 1916, at Aeolian Hall, and soon made his permanent home in the United States, later becoming an American citizen. He toured in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, making a reputation with his performances of the Romantic repertory. He was elected an honorary member of the Alpha chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity at the New England Conservatory in 1917. He transcribed numerous pieces for piano, prepared a cadenza for Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto, and wrote small pieces for the piano. Among his most popular compositions for piano were The Enchanted Nymph, Valse in A, Valse tzigane, and a gavotte. He also recorded extensively for the AMPICO Piano Roll Company during the 1920s. Levitzki died of a heart attack aged 42, in 1941, at his home in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey. Levitski's papers are conserved at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

• Name — Mischa Levitzki • Born — 25 May 1898 • Birthplace — Kremenchuk, Russian Empire • Died — 2 January 1941 • Place of death — Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, United States • Occupation — Pianist and Composer

• Valse de concert, Op.1 (1924) • Valse, Op. 2 (1921) • Gavotte, Op. 3 (1923) • Ah, Thou Beloved One, Op. 4 (1929) • Arabesque valsante, Op. 6 (1934) • Valse Tzigane, Op.7 (1935) • Dance of the Doll, Op. 8 (1937) • Do You Remember?, Op. 9 (1940) • The Enchanted Nymph (1927)