What's New
Classical to Classics
Our 19th season features music from Europe to the Americas
NCE Musicians
Present and Past
Sam Brose (piano)
First Prize 2025 NCE Outstanding Young Artist Award recipient, Sam Brose, 15, lives in Virginia and studies in Maryland at the Levine School of Music with Jamila Tekalli Hanner. Recently, he won the state competition for the Music Teachers National Association. Sam also won the Grand Prize at the Cogen Concerto Competition and made his orchestral debut in 2024. He was awarded First Prize in both the Concerto Competition and Solo Competition at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is an avid chamber musician, performing with several ensembles and orchestras. Sam also enjoys playing cello, arranging, composing, and climbing.