Samy Moussa (born June 1, 1984) is a Canadian conductor and

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

of classical music, living in Berlin. His works have been performed internationally.

Early life and education

Moussa was born and grew up in Montreal. He completed his undergraduate studies at the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...

with José Evangelista and postgraduate studies at University of Music and Performing Arts Munich with Matthias Pintscher and Pascal Dusapin, also participating in conducting master classes with

Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 19255 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music. Born in Montb ...

, Péter Eötvös, and Royaumont Voix Nouvelles courses with Salvatore Sciarrino.

Career

In 2010, Moussa became music director of the INDEX Ensemble in Munich, and since that time worked with a number of ensembles and orchestras among which were: MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, hr-Sinfonieorchester, CBC Radio Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra among others. He conducted the premiere of his second opera, ''Vastation'', with a

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by Toby Litt, at the Munich Biennale in 2014. His first symphony, titled ''Concordia'', was premiered by Kent Nagano conducting the

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in May 2017. That year the

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performed his work "A Globe Itself Infolding", which had previously been recorded by the Montreal Symphony. In 2013, Moussa won the Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize. In 2017, he received the Hindemith Prize. In 2018, the German government awarded him a fellowship at Villa Massimo in Rome.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moussa, Samy 1984 births Living people Canadian male composers 21st-century Canadian classical composers Canadian conductors (music) Canadian male conductors (music) Université de Montréal alumni 21st-century Canadian male musicians Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year winners