Blake Pouliot, violin

Described as “immaculate, at once refined and impassioned,” (ArtsAtlanta) Blake (pool-YACHT) has anchored himself among the ranks of classical phenoms. A tenacious young artist with a passion that enraptures his audience in every performance, he has established himself as “one of those special talents that comes along once in a lifetime” (Toronto Star).  

Blake’s 2024-2025 symphonic highlights include debuts with the LA and Rhode Island Philharmonics and the San Diego, Houston Grand Rapids, and San Antonio Symphonies. Blake expands his presence in Europe with performances with the London Philharmonic and conductor Alevtina Ioffe, Chamber Orchestra of Europe with conductor Mattias Pintscher and cellist Alisa Weilerstein, KYMI Sinfonietta, and Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire. Recital performances include debuts at Carnegie Hall and La Jolla Music Society with pianist Henry Kremer. As a chamber musician, Blake will return to Seattle Chamber Music Society, Austin Chamber Music Festival, Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, and with violinist Simone Porter and pianist Hsin-I Huang at the Van Cliburn Concerts in Fort Worth, TX, and BroadStage in Santa Monica, CA. 

Since his orchestral debut at age 11, Blake has performed across North America and Europe and has collaborated with musical luminaries including conductors Sir Neville Marriner, David Afkham, Pablo Heras-Casado, David Danzmayr, JoAnn Falletta, Marcelo Lehninger, Nicholas McGegan, Alexander Prior, Vasily Petrenko and Thomas Søndergård. He released his debut album on Analekta Records in 2019 and received critical acclaim including a five-star rating from BBC Music Magazine and a 2019 Juno Award nomination for Best Classical Album. Blake performs on the 1729 Guarneri del Gesù on generous loan from an anonymous donor. blakepouliot.com