Maxim Samarov is the conductor of the Tulane University Orchestra . A native of Moscow, Russia, Maestro Samarov has previously served on the faculty of St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, MN, and Luther College inDecorah, Iowa.

His work with various orchestras has been consistently praised for raising the artistic quality of performance to the level previously considered unattainable for the group in question.Attention to phrasing, orchestral color and balance are hallmarks of his style.

Mr. Samarov completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Orchestral Conducting at Michigan State University.

He has performed extensively as a cello soloist, chamber music player and orchestra member in Russia, Europe, Israel, and the United States along with maintaining a busy schedule as a string and orchestra clinician and adjudicator.