Samrat Majumder is a Scottish-Indian classical guitarist currently studying for his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland under the guidance of Professor Manuel Barrueco. In May 2025, Samrat was announced as the inaugural Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) 40th Anniversary Artist at the YCAT International Final Auditions at Wigmore Hall, also becoming a joint YCAT-Concert Artists Guild (USA) Artist for 2025. In 2026, Samrat was named as a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, a Classic FM ‘Rising Stars’ and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Artist.

Samrat also holds a Konzertexamen Diploma (mit Auszeichnung) from the Robert Schumann Hochschule, Düsseldorf, with Professor Alexander Ramirez, Samrat, a MMus from Royal Conservatoire in the Hague (cum laude) under the tutelage of Professor Enno Voorhorst and a BMus from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) (with Honours of the First Class) having previously studied with Professor Allan Neave. During his time at the RCS, Samrat was awarded the “Governors Recital Prize” for Strings in 2020. Prior to higher education, Samrat studied with Peter Stewart at the Junior School of the RCS.

Samrat is the Classical Guitar Ambassador for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and a D’Addario sponsored artist. Samrat performs with guitars by renowned English luthier, Michael Gee.