Brent Samuel
Cello
Member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1999
Cellist Brent Samuel has toured and performed extensively in the United States and Asia and is an active soloist and chamber musician.
He joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1999 and frequently performs in its Chamber Music and Green Umbrella contemporary music series.
A second-generation native of Los Angeles, Samuel earned his Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Southern California, studying with Eleonore Schoenfeld, and graduated magna cum laude as a member of several academic honor societies. He spent a semester studying in London with William Pleeth at the Royal Academy of Music and completed his Master of Music degree at The Juilliard School with Joel Krosnick of the Juilliard String Quartet.
Samuel made his New York debut performing Hindemith’s 1940 Cello Concerto with the Juilliard Orchestra. While in New York, he performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Group for Contemporary Music, and the International Sejong Soloists.
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A Cellist's Variations on "Home on the Range"
Samuel joins fellow cellists for a performance of Tom Flaherty's Home on the Range, a rendition featuring reference to classic cello works.
