French violinist Samuel Nemtanu is a captivating musician known for his warm tone and unique musicality. Born in Bordeaux into a musical family, he began playing the violin at the age of three and has constantly been exploring the possibilities of his instrument ever since. His curiosity led him to develop a wide versatility as a musician navigating from the classical repertoire to contemporary and electronic music and collaborating with different composers of our time.

With his new solo programme The Fifth String, Samuel has been exploring new and exciting horizons, bringing to the stage works by living composers for solo violin and electronics. He has been working with composers such as Lorenzo Bianchi-Hoesch, Annelies Van Parys, Aftab Darvishi, Calliope Tsoupaki, Wim Hendrickx and Cassandra Miller.

Samuel Nemtanu has performed on major international stages such as the Philharmonie de Paris, L'Auditorium du Louvre, Salle Philharmonique de Liège, Studio 4 in Flagey and the Concertgebouw Brugge. He is leading the second violins section of Brussels Philharmonic and the ensemble Les Dissonances whose ambition is to interpret the symphonic repertoire without a conductor. 

A passionate chamber musician, Samuel Nemtanu has co-founded the Brussels based Carousel Chamber Music Ensemble. He regularly collaborates and shares the stage with musicians such as Annelien Van Wauwe, Agnès Clément, Louis Rodde, Anneleen Lenaerts, Wies De Boevé, Charlotte Wajnberg, Přemysl Vojta, Marceau Lefèvre, Alexandra Soumm and Vineta Sareika.

Samuel is also dedicated to education and nurturing new generations of talents: He has been appointed as a violin professor in the LUCA Lemmens School of Arts in Leuven. He has been coaching young violinists at Youth Orchestra Flanders since 2019, and regularly gives masterclasses as guest professor at the Huilo Huilo Music Festival in Chile, and the Carousel Chamber Music Ensemble masterclass in Kortrijk.

Samuel Nemtanu studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Boris Garlitsky and at the Roosevelt University of Chicago with Shmuel Ashkenasi. He is the winner of the First Prize at the Henri Koch international competition in Liège. Samuel Nemtanu further developed his artistry with inspiring artists such as Augustin Dumay, Dora Schwarzberg, Ivry Gitlis, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Hagai Shaham, Haim Taub and David Grimal.