SAMUEL GLICKLICH – UNITED STATES (24)

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Samuel Glicklich is currently a Masters of Music candidate at the Colburn Conservatory where he studies with Fabio Bidini. He is also mentored by Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Samuel was awarded second prize in the Casagrande International Piano Competition in Terni, Italy (2022). He was the winner of the 2022 Colburn School concerto competition. In addition, Sam was recently awarded the “Young Talents” scholarship from the Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot Festival in France, co-directed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Gautier Capuçon. Samuel was also a solo finalist in the 2023 Busoni Piano competition. In previous years, Samuel was awarded third prize at the Singapore International Piano Competition (2021), was a prize winner in the 2021 Canada International Piano Competition, a Gold medalist in the Seattle International Piano Competition, won first prize in the Glendale Piano Competition, and was the winner of the Aspen Music Festival Concerto Competition.  

Samuel has collaborated frequently with world renowned pianist Jean Yves Thibaudet. They’ve given performances at the Argyros Performing Arts Center as well as the Wallis Center for the Performing Arts. He also collaborated with world renowned cellist Gautier Capuçon at the Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot Festival. Samuel has also collaborated with American composer Eric Whitacre, where he was the featured pianist on Whitacre’s most recent virtual choir, “Sing Gently.”  Sam has also performed at Carnegie Hall as a guest of the radio show From the Top, at Benaroya Hall, and at The Bing Theater at the Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of the Arts for the radio broadcast Sundays Live.