Sami Merdinian

Hailed by La Nacion for his “beautiful sound and exquisite musicality”, Argentinean violinist Sami Merdinian has received worldwide recognition for his outstanding performances as a soloist and chamber musician. Sami has recently appeared with the Montevideo Philharmonic, the Argentinean National Symphony, The Charlemagne Orchestre, The GagneungPhilharmonic in South Korea, Philharmonia of the Nations at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Buenos Aires Philharmonic at Teatro Colon, South Carolina Philharmonic, and the Midland and Duluth Symphonies.

Mr. Merdinian has performed in the prestigious Concerti di Mezzogiorno at Spoleto Festival in Italy, NY in ChuncheonFestival in South Korea, Ravinia, Aspen, Great Lakes and I Palpiti festivals in the US and the Semana Musical de Llao-Llao, and performs in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Seoul Arts Center, among others.

As a chamber musician he received the First Prize and Gold Medal at the New England International Chamber Music Competition in Boston, USA, and the First Prize at the Victor Elmaleh Concert Artist Guild Competition in New York.Sami is one of the violinists of the string quintet Sybarite5, with whom he has performed recently at Carnegie Hall, the Library of Congress, Lincoln Center, Apple Store, and tours throughout United States, Canada, Asia and South America. Sami has given recitals in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, the Lebanon, Australia and Asia with pinistas as Enrico Pace, Gilles Vonsattel, Sofya Melikyan and Paula Peluso.