“Astounding virtuosity…I had no idea how agile a bass player could be!” 

John Bridcut

Driven by his desire to push the limits of his instrument, American double bassist Levi Andreassen is a sought-after soloist and chamber musician.

Recent and upcoming highlights feature concerto performances with the London Mozart Players and the Young Musicians String Orchestra in Turin, Italy, and solo appearances at Wigmore Hall, BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, the Inner Parliament Chamber for the Temple Music Foundation, Sandringham House in Norfolk, Leighton House for the Kensington & Chelsea Music Club, and a shared recital at St John’s Waterloo with Melvyn Tan. Further engagements include Swaledale Festival, Norwich Assembly Hall, Petworth Music Festival, Bob Boas’ series Music at Mansfield, Riverhouse Barn, Beaminster Music Festival, Concerts at Cratfield, as well as recitals for Kirker Music Festival at Reid’s Hotel, Madeira, The William Walton Foundation at La Mortella, Ischia, and The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne.

Chamber music appearances feature performances with leading groups such as Ensemble 360 for a Schubertiade at the Castle Hotel in Taunton, Gresham's 2026 Summer School in Norfolk, Broughton Castle in Oxfordshire, and St Cross, Winchester. Levi’s collaborations also include the Fibonacci Quartet, Carducci Quartet and Charles Owen, Piatti Quartet, Leonore Trio, Marryat Players, Kleio Quartet and Jams Coleman, Lumas Winds at Ilkley Concert Club, as well as the Vaughan Williams Ensemble of which Levi is a founding member. Additional festival appearances include Corbridge Festival in 2026 alongside members of the Gould Piano Trio and clarinettist Robert Plane, the London Chamber Music Series with Sacconi Quartet, and performances at Stadtpalais Liechtenstein in Vienna.

Outside of performance, Levi has recently taken on the role of Consultant Curator at the North Norfolk Music Festival from 2026 onwards, working closely with Co-Directors Simon Rowland-Jones and Barry Cheeseman. Furthermore, Levi took part in the opening concert of the 2026 Summer Festival with a performance at The Marble Hall at Holkham.

As a recording artist, Levi has been featured on Orchid Classics’ album “Around the World in 80 Minutes” in duo with bassist Nathan Perry, as well as RVW’s 5 Mystical Songs alongside Roderick Williams, the Sacconi Quartet, and William Vann for Albion Records.

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. Levi is also the recipient of a full scholarship for the 2025 and 2026 Keshet Eilon Mastercourse held in Altea, Spain, becoming the first double bassist to attend the course.