sam weiser | violin
sam
weiser
violinist/improviser
about me
Sam Weiser, currently the first violinist of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, is a lifelong chamber musician and advocate of contemporary music.
He holds a number of positions around the Bay Area, including assistant concertmaster of the California Symphony, member of One Found Sound, and violinist in sfSound. Formerly, he was a member of the award-winning Del Sol Quartet.
Sam has performed all over the country, from the Herbst Theater and the Kennedy Center to a raft floating along the Yampa River. He has premiered over 150 new works by composers such as Vijay Iyer, Huang Ruo, and Chen Yi.
He studied with Ian Swensen, Lucy Chapman, James Buswell, and Patinka Kopec. He holds bachelors’ degrees from Tufts University in computer science and the New England Conservatory in violin, as well as a master’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in chamber music.
Outside of the violin, Sam loves cooking, a long bike ride, or a game of Dungeons & Dragons.
calendar
march 9th @ 4pm | Columbus, OH | Carpe Diem String Quartet
march 10th @ 2pm | Columbus, OH | Carpe Diem String Quartet
march 17th @ 2pm | Napa, CA | LIGHTFAST w/ sfSound
april 6th @ 7:30pm | San Francisco, CA| Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival
april 7th @ 3pm | San Francisco, CA | Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival
april 13 @ 7:30pm | Amarillo, TX | Carpe Diem String Quartet
may 4th @ 7:30pm | Walnut Creek, CA | California Symphony
may 5th @ 4pm | Walnut Creek, CA | California Symphony
may 11th @ 7:30pm | San Francisco, CA | Bach & Boxing
contact
please email me at sweisermusic [at] gmail [dot] com for concert bookings, lesson inquiries, or anything else.
thanks!