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  • Jessie Montgomery: Strum

    Jessie Montgomery: Strum

    Jessie Montgomery: Strum


    Sameer Agrawal, violin
    Esme Arias-Kim, violin
    Ella Saputra, viola
    Jonathan Miller, cello

    Recorded for Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative's 2021 Juneteenth Celebration
  • DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers Winners Concert | Part 1

    DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers Winners Concert | Part 1

    Please join us as we celebrate winners of the DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers. Selected from 140 competitors across the Midwest who auditioned on January 2021, the nine winners in piano, violin, and cello will perform works by Beethoven, Elgar, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Popper, Saint-Saens, and Wieniawski.

    We encourage you to join us for the After Concert Discussion on Zoom with Oistrakh conductor, Mina Zikri, to ask questions and learn more about the recording and rehearsing process. You can join the after-concert discussion at the Zoom link here: https://depaul.zoom.us/j/98136175125

    This concert series will air in three parts. Part 1 of this series includes the following:

    SEPTEMBER 26 | Concerto Festival Winners Concert | Part 1
    Featuring works by Mozart & Haydn
    Elinor Detmer, violin – Mozart, W. A.: Concerto in D Major, K. 218, Mvt. 1
    Mia Wimbiscus, cello – Haydn, F. J.: Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1, Mvt. 3
    Sameer Agrawal, violin – Mozart, W. A.: Concerto in A Major, K. 219, Mvt. 1

    Part 2 and 3 of the Concerto Festival will air on Sunday, October 3 and Sunday, October 10 respectively. You can register for following free performances at the link: https://events.depaul.edu/event/concerto_festival_virtual_concert_two?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=DePaul+University#.YU4_BmZKiCQ

    We hope you enjoy part 1 of this concert series and we look forward to seeing you at the other performances!
  • Blue/s Forms

    Blue/s Forms

    Sameer Agrawal
    Blue/s Forms by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
  • Sameer Agrawal - Sonata No.2, IV: Les Furies - Eugene Ysaye

    Sameer Agrawal - Sonata No.2, IV: Les Furies - Eugene Ysaye

    Ysaye: Les Furies, 4th movement from Sonata 2
    Sameer Agrawal, violin
  • Lament by Clarence Cameron White

    Lament by Clarence Cameron White

    Lament by Clarence Cameron White
    From Bandanna Sketches: Four Negro Spirituals
  • Dvorak Violin Concerto in a minor

    Dvorak Violin Concerto in a minor

    Sameer Agrawal
    Dvorak Violin Concerto in a minor
    First movement, Allegro ma non troppo
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Bio

Sameer Agrawal is a Merit Fellow at the Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago, a pre-college training program for advanced string and piano students. He currently studies with Sang Mee Lee, and began studying violin at age 5 with Suzuki teacher Debbie Crosser. He is also a Fellow of the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, a mentorship and scholarship program for underrepresented groups in classical music.

Sameer made his solo orchestral debut at age 12, playing Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen with the Northeastern Illinois University Symphony Orchestra. He has also soloed twice with the Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra of Chicago, the Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest, and Northside College Prep Chamber Strings. This past March, Sameer was a semifinalist in the Johansen International Competition. He has also been a prizewinner at the DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers, Walgreens National Concerto Competition, Society of American Musicians Competition, Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest Concerto Competition, Center Stage Strings Solo and BIPOC Competitions, Sejong Cultural Society Competition, Music Festival in Honor of Confucius, Sound Espressivo Global Competition, and the Chicago Chamber Music Festival Concerto Competition.

Recently, Sameer was named a 2022 YoungArts Winner. He has appeared multiple times on WFMT's Introductions, a radio program highlighting young classical musicians, and was spotlighted on From the Top's Daily Joy. Sameer was the featured soloist on the 2019 Stars of Tomorrow concert series and has also performed at Make Music Chicago, the Thirsty Ears Classical Street Music Festival, ConnectD concert series, and presented recital and pre-concert performances at Symphony Center.

Sameer has participated in masterclasses and guest coachings with Hilary Hahn, Riccardo Muti, Robert Lipsett, Ani Kavafian, Daniel Phillips, Danielle Belen, Stella Chen, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Jessie Montgomery, Desiree Ruhstrat, Sibbi Bernhardssohn, Deborah Buck, Steven Tenenbom, the Cavani Quartet, the Arianna Quartet, the Spektral Quartet, the Lincoln Trio, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Summer studies have included Center Stage Strings, Curtis Mentorship Network, and the Chicago Chamber Music Festival, where he has worked with Simon James, Elbert Tsai, Danielle Belen, Fabiola Kim, and Steven Copes, among others.

An avid orchestral musician, Sameer performs with the MIC Academy Chamber Orchestra, and also played with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, including as concertmaster. In 2017 he was chosen to play with Yo-Yo Ma as part of the CSO Chicago Youth in Music Festival.

Sameer plays violin and viola in the Hyacinth Quartet at MIC Academy, as well as in the CMPI String Quartet. He has performed in other chamber music groups at the Music Institute of Chicago, Chicago Chamber Music Festival, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, and Chicago Public Schools.

Other musical interests include studying the piano, where he has achieved numerous superior ratings, as well as top ratings in Music Theory and Ear Training. He enjoys composing chamber and symphonic music.

Sameer attends Northside College Prep, a Chicago Public School. In addition to music, Sameer enjoys math, Rubik’s cubes, birdwatching, and computers.

SOLO WITH ORCHESTRA
COMPETITION AWARDS
PERFORMANCES
  • Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra of Chicago (DePaul) - Mozart: Concerto in A major
  • Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest - Vieuxtemps: Concerto #5
  • Oistrakh Symphony Orchestra of Chicago (DePaul) - Wieniawski: Concerto #2
  • Northside College Prep Chamber Strings - Vivaldi: Winter from the Four Seasons
  • Northeastern Illinois University Symphony Orchestra - Zigeunerweisen
  • Johansen International Competition Semifinalist
  • YoungArts Winner
  • Fischoff Quarterfinalist 2022
  • Society of American Musicians
  • DePaul Concerto Festival for Young Performers
  • Walgreens National Concerto Competition
  • Chicago National Chamber Music Competition
  • Midwest National Chamber Music Competition
  • Center Stage Strings Solo and BIPOC Competitions
  • Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest Concerto Competition
  • Sejong Cultural Society Competition
  • Music Festival in Honor of Confucius
  • Sound Espressivo Global Competition
  • Chicago Chamber Music Festival Concerto Competition
  • From the Top Daily Joy
  • WFMT's Introductions
  • Make Music Chicago
  • Thirsty Ears Classical Music Street Festival
  • Stars of Tomorrow Concert Series
  • Symphony Center Pre-Concert Recital
  • Symphony Center CMPI Recital
  • Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Honors Recitals

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