Great Britain
Samuel Burstyn (33 years old, great Britain) studied violin, saxophone, piano and singing since childhood. At the age of 16, having discovered the viola, he was accepted into the national youth orchestra. In 1999, he entered the Trinity Laban Conservatory of music and dance, where he studied viola with Richard Crabtree and conducting with Peter stark. After working with Southbank Sinfonia, he joined the London Philharmonic orchestra in 2005 as the first viola of the orchestra. As a conductor, Samuel Bertin made his debut in 2006 with The St Paul's Sinfonia orchestra. In 2010, he founded the Paradisal Players orchestra and became its chief conductor. Under his direction, the orchestra performs works by composers from the XVII century to the present day.
In June 2014, Samuel won the 3rd prize Of the international conductor competition. Evgeny Svetlanov in Paris.
