Samuel Jimenez-Romero

Samuel Jimenez-Romero is a San Diego based violinist and conductor credentialing in Music Education at SDSU. He began his violin studies at 10 years old, and has performed with multiple ensembles across San Diego. As a violinist, he has performed with groups such as the East County Youth Symphony, San Diego Youth Symphony, and Pacific Lyric Association.

In 2020, Samuel began studying orchestral conducting under the mentorship of Professor Michael Gerdes, director of orchestras at SDSU. During his mentorship under Maestro Gerdes, he obtained many opportunities on the podium with the SDSU Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra conducting various classical and romantic works. Most notably, Samuel took on the role of conducting the SDSU opera theatre in their production of Joseph Bologne’s L’amant anonyme.

Soon after his undergraduate studies at SDSU, Samuel collaborated with Clare A. Hatter, the concertmaster of the SDSU Orchestras, in founding the Amicitia Chamber Orchestra. With Samuel on the podium, the Amicitia Chamber Orchestra successfully held their debut performance in January 2024, performing works from Beethoven and Mendelssohn.