Cellist Samuel DeCaprio is an active performer and freelancer based in New York City. He was recently awarded the Doctor of Musical arts degree from The Juilliard School together with a Norman Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant. His New York debut featured the North American premiere of Grażyna Bacewicz’s Cello Concerto No. 2 with the Juilliard Orchestra and conductor David Robertson in Alice Tully Hall. Appearing across the globe as a soloist and chamber musician, he has been featured on prominent radio programs including WQXR New York, WFMT Chicago, NPR, and WCNI, and has recorded for ECM Records, MSR Classics, and Nonesuch Records. He has played as a substitute with the New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, and Princeton Symphony Orchestra, and appears regularly with the Metropolis Ensemble and New York Classical Players.

A passionate chamber musician, DeCaprio’s festival appearances include Ravinia Steans Music Institute, IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music, Les Rencontres Musicales de Noyers-sur-Serein, Domaine Forget, Kneisel Hall, Lake George, Meadowmount, and Orford Musique, among others. In 2022, DeCaprio founded the Arazzo Music Festival—an annual chamber music festival focused on bringing free high-caliber concerts and educational events to his home state of Connecticut.

DeCaprio holds degrees from the University of Connecticut, Eastman School of Music, Mannes School of Music, Yale School of Music, and The Juilliard School. His principal teachers include Joel Krosnick, Aldo Parisot, Marcy Rosen, and Steven Doane. At Juilliard, DeCaprio is Teaching Assistant to Joel Krosnick, Chair of the Cello Department.