Vivo International Music Competition
New York, NY
Preliminary Jury Member, Vivo International Music Competition
For more information: https://www.vivomusic.org/
Arazzo Music Festival | Season 5
Arazzo Music Festival Season 5 — June 7-27, 2026
Samuel DeCaprio, Artistic Director
Stay tuned for our fifth season announcement!
For more information: www.arazzofestival.org
Yale School of Music Recital Series
Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT
works by Udi Perlman: Recorder for solo cello, Alphabet Cantata, Nostos for piano trio
with Jardena Gertler-Jaffe, soprano; Molly Yuko McGuire, mezzo-soprano; Jacqueline Farrell, harpsichord; Madeline Hocking, violin; and Simon Karajulidi, piano
Vivo International Music Competition
New York, NY
Preliminary Jury Member, Vivo International Music Competition
For more information: https://www.vivomusic.org/
Anima Ensemble | Carnegie Hall
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
works by Scott Ordway, Piazzolla, and Vivaldi
Samuel DeCaprio, guest principal cellist with Anima Ensemble
Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes
Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
Radio City Christmas Spectacular Orchestra
Samuel DeCaprio, cello I
For tickets and more information: https://www.rockettes.com/christmas/calendar/
International Chopin & Friends Festival
Polish Consulate, New York, NY
piano trios by Jerzy Fitelberg, Romuald Twardowski, and Ludomir Różycki
Aubree Oliverson Plays Dvorák | Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
works by Dobrinka Tabakova, Antonín Dvořák, and Johannes Brahms
with Rossen Milanov, conductor
For more information: https://www.princetonsymphony.org/performances/aubree-oliverson-plays-dvorak/2025-10-25
Aubree Oliverson Plays Dvorák | Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
works by Dobrinka Tabakova, Antonín Dvořák, and Johannes Brahms
with Rossen Milanov, conductor
For more information: https://www.princetonsymphony.org/performances/aubree-oliverson-plays-dvorak/2025-10-25
Sonatenabend | The Juilliard School
Paul Recital Hall, The Juilliard School, New York, NY
Nikolay Myaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 1, Op. 12
with Yeseul Kim, cello
For more information: https://www.juilliard.edu/event/178046/sonatenabend
Utsey Chamber Music Series | Loeffler's Forgotten Octet
Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University, South Carolina
works by Brahms, Gershwin, and Charles Martin Loeffler
with Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinet; David Shifrin, clarinet; Charles Overton, harp; Stella Chen, violin; Siwoo Kim, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; and Sam Suggs, double bass
For more information and tickets: https://events.clemson.edu/event/10378-loefflers-forgotten-octet
Music in the Galleries
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
works for solo cello by John Luther Adams, Raven Chacon, inti figgi-vizueta, Angélica Negrón, and Mark O’Connor
For more information: https://www.thewadsworth.org/event/music-in-the-galleries-with-samuel-decaprio/
Beckwith Recital Series
Beckwith Recital Hall, University of North Carolina Wilmington
works by Beethoven, Nadia Boulanger, Gabriel Fauré, and George Walker
with Barry Salwen, piano
For more information and tickets: https://uncwarts.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2097
Arazzo Music Festival | Reimagined Colors
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
works by Bach, Bartók, Fauré, Jongen, and Ravel
with Bridget Kibbey, harp and Sooyun Coco Kim, flute
For more information: https://www.arazzofestival.org/season-4/reimagined-colors
Arazzo Music Festival | Season 4
Arazzo Music Festival is an annual music festival based in Connecticut. Our desire is to build community through free chamber music programs and educational opportunities for local audiences and music students.
Samuel DeCaprio, founder/artistic director
For more information: www.arazzofestival.org
Arazzo Music Festival | Spring Serenade
Community School of the Arts, Lenard Hall, Mansfield, CT
works by Beethoven and Weinberg
with Katie Lansdale, violin and Rosemary Nelis, viola
For more information: https://www.arazzofestival.org/season-4/spring-serenade
Capital City Concerts
Unitarian Church of Montpelier, Montpelier, VT
Mozart: String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516
with Laurie Smukler, Ari Isaacman-Beck, Tal First, and Brian Hong
For more information: https://www.capitalcityconcerts.org/concerts.html
Capital City Concerts
Unitarian Church of Montpelier, Montpelier, VT
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
with Laurie Smukler, Ari Isaacman-Beck, Tal First, and Brian Hong
For more information: https://www.capitalcityconcerts.org/concerts.html
VIVO International Music Competition
Merkin Recital Hall, New York, NY
2025 Spring Competition Winners Concert
Samuel DeCaprio, jury member
Lenard Hall Chamber Music Series
Lenard Hall, Community School of the Arts, Mansfield, CT
works by Debussy, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Schumann
with Kayla DeCaprio, violin and Yujin Lee, piano
Connecticut Lyric Opera | "Hear Their Voices"
Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut
works by Juhi Bansal, Bartók, André Previn, and Strauss
with Anastasia Rege and Min Young Kang
For more information: https://ctlyricopera.org/2024-25-season/
Musart Music School | All School Concert
Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, Garden City, NY
Exalt Chamber Music | String Quartet Masterworks
St. John’s in the Village, New York, NY
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3
For more information: CLICK HERE
Colchester Orchestra | Bruch "Kol Nidrei"
Bacon Academy, Colchester, CT
Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Samuel DeCaprio, cello soloist
with John A. Ringo, conductor and the Colchester Orchestra
For more information: https://colchesterchoirorchestra.org/calendar
Young Maestro International Competition
Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
Winners Concert Series
Samuel DeCaprio, jury member
Queens College Concerto Competition
Queens College CUNY, Flushing, NY
Concerto Competition Final Round
Samuel DeCaprio, jury member
North/South Orchestra | Lifchitz "Night Voices"
DiMenna Center, New York, NY
Max Lifchitz: Night Voices No. 13
Samuel DeCaprio, cello soloist
with Max Lifchitz, conductor and the North/South Chamber Orchestra
For more information: https://www.northsouthmusic.org/calendar.asp#event5
Kallos Chamber Music | Resonance of Life: Her Voice
New Haven Lawn Club, New Haven, CT
works by Robert Schumann, Sarah Gibson, Lili Boulanger, Juhi Bansal, and Hugo Wolf
with Kristina Bachrach, Jennifer Kloetzel, and Min Young Kang
For more information and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kallos-chamber-music-series-resonance-of-life-her-voice-tickets-1017057966757?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Recital | South Windsor Cultural Arts
Evergreen Crossings, South Windsor, CT
Program TBD
with Anna Han, piano
Harvard Musical Association | Loeffler's Forgotten Octet
Harvard Musical Association, Boston, Massachusetts
works by Couperin (arr. Adès), Brahms, Debussy, and Loeffler
with Graeme Steele Johnson, Bixby Kennedy, Bridget Kibbey, Stella Chen, Siwoo Kim, Matthew Lipman, and Sam Suggs
For more information: https://hmaboston.org/2024-2025-concert-season/