Samy Moussa

Composer-in-Residence

Composer-conductor Samy Moussa (born 1984 in Canada) is Composer in Residence for the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra during the 2024–2025 season. Moussa is one of the leading composers of today, and his works have been featured by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the DSO Berlin, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the Wiener Philharmoniker, among others. In the 2024–2025 season, his works are programmed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and Staatskapelle Berlin.

Alongside composing, Samy Moussa has taken up conducting. His repertoire ranges from classical to contemporary music, and he has conducted orchestras such as the Bayerisches Staatsorchester, the MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, the RSO Wien, the Staatskapelle Halle, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.

Now based in Berlin, Moussa has also served as Artist in Residence at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.