Twenty-two year old award-winning Canadian violinist Blake Pouliot brings an evening of classical music to Boston Court. If you have not seen Pouliot before, you will soon–in addition to his accolades and honors as a violinist, he also also starred in two successful films, made numerous television appearances and performed as keyboardist in an award-winning pop band.
This concert is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Colburn Foundation
Twenty-two-year-old Canadian violinist Blake Pouliot is the Grand Prize winner of the 2016 Orchestra Symphonique de Montréal (OSM) Manulife Competition, as well as the 1st Laureate of the Canada Council for the Arts’s 2015 Musical Instrument Bank Competition. A charismatic and multifaceted performer, Mr. Pouliot has garnered many accolades as a concert violinist, starred in two successful films, made numerous television appearances, and performed as keyboardist in an award-winning pop band.
Since his solo orchestral debut with the Toronto Trinity Chamber Orchestra at age 11, Mr. Pouliot has performed as soloist with orchestras including the Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra (Colorado), North York Concert Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra in Bulgaria, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Colburn Orchestra at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles; and with conductors including Sir Neville Marriner, Nicolas McGegan, Tito Muñoz, Carl St. Clair, Alain Trudel, and Hugh Wolff. Mr. Pouliot has also performed recitals in Chicago, Los Angeles, and was featured on Rob Kapilow’s What Makes it Great? series at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Upcoming performances include debuts with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko; recital engagements at the National Arts Centre, Northern Arts & Cultural Centre and Orford Arts Centre, and a South American solo tour with the YOA Orchestra of the Americas in July 2017.
Mr. Pouliot has been featured on national radio by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and received the Canada Council for the Arts’s Michael Measure Prize in 2013. As a result, he toured Canada that summer performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. Mr. Pouliot has also had the honor of performing a private recital for Canadian Prime Minister Stephan Harper in 2012. Twenty-two-year-old Canadian violinist Blake Pouliot is the Grand Prize winner of the 2016 Orchestra Symphonique de Montréal (OSM) Manulife Competition, as well as the 1st Laureate of the Canada Council for the Arts’s 2015 Musical Instrument Bank Competition. A charismatic and multifaceted performer, Mr. Pouliot has garnered many accolades as a concert violinist, starred in two successful films, made numerous television appearances, and performed as keyboardist in an award-winning pop band.
Photo Credit: Jeff Fasano Photography (posed photos)
