Laura Samuel

Laura Helen Samuel  (4 January 1976 – 21 November 2024) was a British violinist. She was member and co-founder of Belcea Quartet and leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Biography
Samuel studied at the Royal College of Music in the 1990s together with Corina Belcea. They played just for fun together in a string quartet. As they were successful, the four quartet members were exempted from orchestra lessons and they founded the Belcea Quartet, with Laura Samuel as second violinist. Samuel played in the Belcea Quartet from 1994 to 2010. They won many prizes and gave concerts in the United States, Asia and Europe. In 2010 Samuel wanted to focus on her orchestral career. After an audition, she was accepted as concertmaster in the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Samuel became the leader of the orchestra.

After a long illness, Samuel died on 21 November 2024, at the age of 48 from leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra dedicated a concert to her after her death.

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Category:British violinists
Category:1976 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:People from London
Category:Place of death missing