Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

Valentine's Concert Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra

Performance Dates & Tickets

About the Event

Fill your hearts with music this Valentine's Day!

Conductor Stephen A. Eva and the Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra announce that world-renowned and award-winning pianist and composer Dmitri Levkovich will join them for their Valentine’s concert at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2010, at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre. In recognition of his prize-winning performance at the recent 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition and accompanied by the Studio Orchestra, Mr. Levkovich will perform an encore of Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18.

Dmitri Levkovich holds a degree in Composition from the Curtis Institute of Music. His compositions have been performed by National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Liepaya Philharmonic, and Curtis Symphony Orchestra. His featured solos include those with National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, Takamatsu International Piano Competition Orchestra, Florence Symphony Orchestra, Plano Symphony Orchestra, Hilton Head Orchestra and the Louisiana Philharmonic. His numerous awards include Second Prize (2009), Audience Prize, and Chopin Prize in the Cleveland International Piano Competition; First Prize in the Jose Iturbi International Music Competition; Second Prize in the New Orleans International Piano Competition; and First Prize and Public Prize in the Viardo International Piano Competition. Mr. Levkovich is currently pursuing his Artist Diploma under the renowned pianist Sergei Babayan.

“Dmitri is an extraordinary talent and one of the best pianists on the world stage today,” notes Studio Orchestra conductor Stephen Eva. “We are honored to play with him and delighted that, through this encore performance in the intimate setting of the Little Theatre, the northeast Ohio audience will have another opportunity to witness Dmitri’s stunning interpretation of Rachmaninoff.”

Tickets for the Valentine’s Concert featuring guest musician Dmitri Levkovich are $35 for adults and $20 for children and students with a valid ID.

Sponsored by Hamlet Retirement Village.

About the Studio Orchestra

The Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra is volunteer-driven, nonprofit musical endeavor that brings studio arrangements, as well as the classics that inspired them, to stages in the Chagrin Valley community.

The Studio Orchestra is the only known orchestra in the region with a particular focus on studio arrangements. Written as film scores and rarely played live, studio arrangements represent some of the most dynamic, high-energy music of our time, by some of the most respected composers.

The Studio Orchestra affords its musicians the privilege and honor to play these original works—and its audience members the rare opportunity to hear them played live. With guest musicians and vocalists as well as multimedia presentation, the performance experience is more than just a concert—it represents a new vision in musical entertainment.

About the Conductor

Stephen A. Eva is a native Clevelander from a musical family and graduate of Shaker Heights High. Mr. Eva, an accomplished trumpet player in his youth, attended The National Music Camp at Interlochen where he sustained injury to his lip from overplaying. His attention quickly turned to his true love, conducting, and he became the first student conductor ever at Shaker High School. Mr. Eva graduated from Grove City College with degrees in Economics and Philosophy where he organized and directed the first Jazz Ensemble.

For the past 23 years, Mr. Eva has been the conductor and driving force of the Hermit Club Symphony Orchestra (Cleveland's premier performing arts club.) Through the Hermit Club Orchestra, he has conducted numerous large-scale symphonic works, concertos, chamber music, musical theater, choral and pops concerts.

Mr. Eva is well known in Chagrin as the Musical Director of the Chagrin Light Orchestra for the past two seasons where he introduced fun, innovative programming to the Community. PMr. Eva is self-employed as an industrial equipment systems integrator. He lives with his wife Marilyn in neighboring Auburn Township and is a dedicated father of 5 children.