Blake Pouliot

Violinist Blake Pouliot has anchored himself among the ranks of classical phenoms with a passion that enraptures his audiences. In recent years, Pouliot made his debuts with the Boise Philharmonic, Omaha Symphony, Plano Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra and Winnipeg Symphony. Internationally, he tours as Artist-in-Residence with NPR’s Performance Today. Pouliot’s 2019 debut album earned a five-star rating from BBC Music Magazine and received a Juno Award nomination for Best Classical Album. Pouliot has been awarded the Career Development Award from the Women’s Club of Toronto, the Virginia Parker Prize Career Grant from the Canada Arts Council, and Grand Prize at the 2016 Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Manulife Competition. Pouliot received his degree from the Colburn School Conservatory of Music, and he currently performs on the 1729 Guarneri del Gesù, on generous loan from the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank as First Laureate of both their 2018 and 2015 Competition.