Gerhard Samuel has been played on NTS in shows including S K Y A P N E A, featured first on 12 September 2015. Songs played include Universe Symphony.

German composer and conductor. He was born 1924 and died 25 March 2008 in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Gerhard Samuel (1924-2008) was an American conductor and composer who was active as a champion of contemporary music. He studied composition with Howard Hanson at the Eastman School of Music and with Paul Hindemith at Yale. However, he is best known as a conductor, and he lead such important ensembles as the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Oakland Symphony Orchestra,…