[1] She was a member and the co-founder of Belcea Quartet and leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
[2] She studied at the Royal College of Music in the 1990s together with Romanian violinist Corina Belcea.
They won many prizes and gave concerts in the United States, Asia and Europe.
[4][5] In the early stages of her career, she received a number of prizes, including those of the Royal Over-Seas League, Musicians Benevolent Fund, Manoug Parikian Award, and the TWIYCA Competition.
[8] After a long illness, Samuel died on 21 November 2024, at the age of 48 from leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer.