Samy Moussa (born June 1, 1984) is a Canadian conductor and composer of classical music, living in Berlin.
[1] He completed his undergraduate studies at the Université de Montréal with José Evangelista[2] and postgraduate studies at University of Music and Performing Arts Munich with Matthias Pintscher and Pascal Dusapin, also participating in conducting master classes with Pierre Boulez,[3] Péter Eötvös,[4] and Royaumont Voix Nouvelles courses with Salvatore Sciarrino.
[5] He conducted the premiere of his second opera, Vastation, with a libretto by Toby Litt, at the Munich Biennale in 2014.
[9] In 2013, Moussa won the Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize.
[11][12] In 2018, the German government awarded him a fellowship at Villa Massimo in Rome.