August 2006
Charles Levison, 1941-2006

A British music industry lawyer and patron of the arts, Charles Levison died last month in London. Early in his career at the law firm of Harbottle & Lewis, Levison provided legal assistance for Tiomkin’s film on Tchaikovsky. Later, through the Levison Company, he aided in the publication of Christopher Palmer’s Dimitri Tiomkin: A Portrait, and was project coordinator for the compact disc Dimitri Tiomkin: The Film Music with the Royal College of Music Orchestra conducted by Sir David Willcocks. Levison had a lengthy career in the music recording industry, notably with Warners’ WEA Records and the Virgin Group, including Virgin Records and Virgin Broadcasting. His obituary can be found at http://www.timesonline.co.uk.

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