Samuel Andonian

Education and Training
BM New England Conservatory; MM The Juilliard School; DMA CUNY Graduate Center (in progress); Studies with Donald Weilerstein, Catherine Cho, & Mark Steinberg.
Samuel Andonian
Division: Expanded Education
Department: Strings; CHIPS
Instrument: Violin
Praised by The Boston Musical Intelligencer for his “sonorous, sweet tone and masterful phrasing,” Armenian-American violinist Samuel Andonian is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra as of the 2025-26 season. Andonian has been a soloist with orchestras including the Boston Pops Orchestra, the New York Classical Players, and the Boston Youth Symphony, and has performed in recital most recently at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
As a chamber musician, Andonian has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival, the Perlman Music Program, Kneisel Hall, and Norfolk Chamber Music Festivals, and has performed with artists including Kim Kashkashian, Jonathan Biss, and members of the Juilliard, Cleveland, and Brentano string quartets.
In addition to NEC Prep, Andonian has taught previously at the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, the Kaufman Music Center’s Lucy Moses School, and Vivace Music Foundation’s VivacePrep program.
Andonian is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and The Juilliard School, and is pursuing a DMA at the CUNY Graduate Center. His principal teachers include Donald Weilerstein, Catherine Cho, and Mark Steinberg.
Curriculum Vitae
BM New England Conservatory; MM The Juilliard School; DMA CUNY Graduate Center (in progress); Studies with Donald Weilerstein, Catherine Cho, & Mark Steinberg.