Tal Samuel was invited to work with Das Kritische Orchester and Maestra Simone Young in Berlin.

Tal Samuel was invited to participate in the 2018 Malko Conducing Competition with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.

Tal Samuel was chosen as a Fellow Conductor to Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and will start working with the Symphony in the 2017-18 season.

Tal Samuel was selected to take part in the prestigious German Conductors' Award International Competition with the WDR Sinfonieorchester, Oper Köln and Gürzenich orchester Köln in Germany.  

The Chicago Sinfonietta has announced conductor Tal Samuel as their next Fellow Conductor starting the 2017-2018 season. She will be sponsored by the Freeman Foundation.