Shmuel Glaser, known to his friends as “Mula”, was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. He started his violin studies at the age of 7 and was accepted to the School of Arts in Vilnius, where he studied with Armonene. He continued his studies at the Vilnius Academy with Prof. Paulauskas.
In 1980, he immigrated to Israel and joined the Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva under the direction of Mendi Rodan. While in Beer Sheva, he completed his military service in the IDF String Quartet.
He joined the Israel Philharmonic in 1987, and in 2006 became a member of the newly formed IPO String Quartet.
He plays a Gagliano violin from the collection of the Israel Philharmonic.