Samuel Gray

About Samuel Gray

Samuel Gray is a New York-based violinist, violist, administrator, producer, and music contractor. Sam currently holds concertmaster positions at Centre Symphony and PROTESTRA—an orchestra that advocates for social justice through classical music—and is a member of Parlando Chamber Orchestra, Bronx Arts Ensemble, and Rendez-Vous Orchestra. He performs regularly at venues throughout New York City, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Broadway Theatres, Merkin Hall, 54 Below, Tenri Cultural Institute, and the DiMenna Center. A fervent believer that music is healing to the soul, Sam produces intimate chamber music performances in unconventional places around New York. He is the co-producer and co-founder of Mini Masterworks, an annual series of living room concerts, in collaboration with cellist, singer, and composer Anthime Miller. Sam began his musical studies at the age of nine. He currently studies with Ming-Feng Hsin and Gary Kosloski, and his formative teachers include Patricia Cosand, Steven Moeckel, and Sarah Plum. Sam performs on a 2014 Samuel Zygmuntowicz violin generously on loan from Jay and Michiko Jones.

Experience

1. Violinist

   Musician

   Jan 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Drake University

  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Actuarial Science and Music

  2012 — 2016