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Samuel Grodin (born August 15, 1985) is an award-winning American pianist, lecturer and teacher. Grodin's teachers have included Nina Scolnik, Julian Martin, Robert McDonald, Antoinette Perry, Marc Durand, Joseph Kalichstein, Sharon Mann, Craig Richey, and Lucinda Carver.Grodin has worked with Emanuel Ax, Blanca Uribe, Dominique Weber, and Stephen Hough in master classes.
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Education
Aside from musical accomplishments, Grodin excelled in his academic studies and was the recipient of awards, such as, the 45th Annual Scholarship Award by the Long Beach Bar Association. Grodin was a President's Scholar, receiving a full-ride scholarship to the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music.
Between 2003 and 2008, Grodin attended Bob Cole Conservatory of Music (associated with California State University of Long Beach) and studied Piano Performance with Craig Richey. Within this time, in 2004, Grodin was the recipient of the Dramatic Allied Arts Guild Scholarship.
Following Cole Conservatory, Grodin was accepted to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and was the recipient for the Harold W. Scheeline Piano Scholarship, where he completed a Master of Music in Piano Performance, studying under Dr. Sharon Mann. He also worked as a Graduate Assistant for the Piano Department.
Grodin completed his doctoral degree (DMA) in Piano Performance at the Thornton School of Music at University of Southern California, studying under the acclaimed Dr. Lucinda Carver, the Vice Dean of Classical Music Performance at USC and guest conductor at the LA Phil.