A native of Port St. Lucie, Florida, violist Stephen “Adam” Savage performs regularly in recital and chamber music concerts and has appeared with orchestras and ensembles internationally. He joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in September 2026.
An active chamber musician, Mr. Savage has performed at the 72nd Ljubljana Festival, the Maverick Chamber Music Series, the Blue Candlelight Music Series (Young Artist Spotlight), the Louis Moreau Institute for New Music Performance, and the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth 2. He has also participated in the Verbier Festival Academy, the Music@Menlo International Program, the Heifetz International Music Institute, the Perlman Music Program, the Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival, the and Miami Music Festival.
Mr. Savage has competed in several prestigious international viola competitions, including the Concours de Genève International Viola Competition, the ARD International Music Competition, and the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, where he was awarded the Karl Doktor Prize. He was also named a YoungArts Winner and a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts.
A graduate of the Juilliard School, Mr. Savage also pursued graduate studies there in the studios of Paul Neubauer and Toby Appel, as a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship. During his time at Juilliard, he served as principal viola of the Juilliard Orchestra for two years and appeared as a soloist in Strauss’s Don Quixote. Prior to his time at Juilliard, he studied with Michael Klotz who has mentored him since a young age. His other mentors and teachers have included Vivek Kamath, Elmar Oliveira, Benjamin Enyart, and Peggy Essex-Klammer.