He projected a vivid sense of the character of the different sections and allowed each one to unfold with inevitability. The fugal sections thrived on his excellent control and brilliant fingerwork. He is a formidable musician for one so young…
New York Concert Review
Pianist
Composer
John
Samuell
Recording Session
Antonín Dvořák – Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155
I. Allegro, ma non tanto
II. Dumka: Andante con moto
III. Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro
Northern VA
September 8, 2026
Competition
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
Vancouver, WA
October 11, 2026
Concert
George Frideric Handel – Messiah
Harpsichord continuo
Arlington, VA
November 29, 2026
7 PM
Concert
George Frideric Handel – Messiah
Harpsichord continuo
McLean, VA
December 13, 2026
6:30 PM
September 2026. Featured in Peabody Institute News.
August 2026. Selected as a 2026-27 Learning and Media Lab Fellow with NPR’s From the Top.
August 2026. Completed the ARCT Piano Performer’s diploma examination, Royal Conservatory of Music, with First Class Honors with Distinction (95/100).
July 2026. First place in the 2026 Thomas F. Hulbert International Young Artist Piano Competition, and recipient of the Carnegie Hall Performance Award.
July 2026.
Poulenc – III. Presto tragico. John Samuell (piano) & Eileen Montgomery Cunningham (violin)
Full recital here.
July 2026. First place in the 2026 WIPF International Piano Competition. Selected to perform at the Kennedy Center.
July 2026.
Shchedrin – In the Style of Albeniz. John Samuell (piano) & Jessie Wu (violin)
Full recital here.
June 2026. First place in the Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition, Junior II Division.
Bach/Busoni performance here.
June 2026. Completed all requirements for Level 10 Comprehensive Certificates in Piano, Organ, and Harpsichord
June 2026. Semifinalist in the Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition.
June 2026. Honorable Mention in the Ruth Monte Memorial Bach Competition / The American Bach Society.
June 2026. Received a full scholarship to the Artist Program at The Leon Fleisher Academy.
May 2026. Selected as a finalist for NPR’s From the Top Learning and Media Lab Fellowship and featured on the program’s Daily Joy series.
March 2026. Accepted to Juilliard Pre-College, fall 2026. Studying with Professor Hung-Kuan Chen.
September 2025. WQXR Radio broadcast of Bach Toccata in C Minor, BWV 911.