Leventritt Award Winners
Leventritt may refer to: *Leventritt Competition, international competition for classical pianists and violinists * Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs, seniors bridge competition named for Peter Leventritt * David Leventritt (1845–1926), American lawyer and judge * Peter Leventritt Peter A. Leventritt (October 5, 1915 – December 6, 1997) was an American bridge player, president of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) for 1945–1946. Leventritt was from New York City. Leventritt was inducted into the ACBL Hall of ...

Leventritt Competition
The Leventritt Competition was a highly prestigious international competition for classical pianists and violinists. It was founded in 1939 by the Edgar M. Leventritt Foundation Inc. of Cold Spring, New York, in memory of jurist Edgar M. Leventritt. The Leventritt Competition has now been discontinued. More recently, the Cliburn contest in Fort Worth, Texas, has attracted more publicity. The Leventritt award was sparingly given, and there was no award presented if the judges felt the required standard was not achieved. Award winners * 1941: Sidney Foster, piano * 1942: Erno Valasek, violin The New York Times, October 11, 1941 * 1943: Eugene Istomin, piano * 1945: Louise Meiszner, piano * 1946: David Nadien, violin * 1947: Alexis Weissenberg, piano * 1948: Jean Graham, piano * 1949: Gary Graffman, piano * 1954: Van Cliburn, piano * 1955: Betty-Jean Hagen, violin * 1957: Anton Kuerti, piano * 1958: Arnold Steinhardt, violin * 1959: Malcolm Frager, piano * 1962: Michel Block, pi ...
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Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs
The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs is a four session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the first Sunday of the NABC. History The Silver Ribbon Pairs is an event open only to players who are at least 55 years old and who have pre-qualified by placing first or second in a regional or national-rated senior event. The Silver Ribbon Pairs consists of two qualifying and two final sessions. The winners will have their names inscribed on the Leventritt Trophy and will receive a certificate of recognition. The trophy honors Peter Leventritt"Appendix F: Honoring Outstanding ACBL Members"
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David Leventritt
David Leventritt (January 31, 1845 – January 9, 1926) was a Jewish-American lawyer and judge from New York. Life Leventritt was born on January 31, 1845, in Winnsboro, South Carolina, the son of George M. Leventritt and Betty Goldberg. His parents were German immigrants, with his father immigrating to America in 1834. Leventritt moved with his parents to New York City, New York City, New York, in 1854. He attended public schools there. He graduated from the Free Academy (later known as the City College of New York, College of the City of New York) in 1864 with the second honors of the class and an Bachelor of Arts, A.B. degree. He then studied law, graduating from the New York University School of Law with an Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. in 1870. He was president of a commission appointed to investigate the Third Avenue Bridge (New York City), Third Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River and counsel for the Theatrical Syndicate. He was involved in a number of notable court cases, incl ...
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