Missouri Classical Music News and Notes

Slava Levin, an Overland Park Internet technology manager, reached the finals Sunday of the Van Cliburn Foundation’s amateur piano competition in Fort Worth.

The 51-year-old Russian-born pianist was one of six selected from a field of 121 entries.

The International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs showcases talented pianists from around the world who make their living in areas other than music. . . .

Levin, who trained at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, is co-director of Rolling Thunder Systems, an independent software company.

His wife, Lena, also a pianist, was on hand to turn pages for her husband during the early rounds of the competition. On Sunday, Levin performed two works by Schumann for the finals. . . .

Overland Park resident Stanislav Ioudenitch, who won the gold medal at the 2001 professional competition, was a juror in this week’s competition.