Blake Pouliot

Winner of the Grand Prize at the 2016 Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Competition, Blake Pouliot’s 2024–25 highlights include debuts and the Bravo! Vail festival with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and conductor Matthias Pintscher and cellist Alisa Weilerstein, the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, San Diego Symphony and Rafael Payare, as well as return performances at the Aspen Music Festival with Matthias Pintscher, and the San Francisco Symphony with Stephanie Childress. Pouliot expands his presence in Europe this season with performances with the London Philharmonic, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia and Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire. Recital performances this season include debuts at Carnegie Hall and La Jolla Music Society with pianist Henry Kremer. As a chamber musician, Pouliot will return to Seattle Chamber Music Society, La Jolla Summerfest and the Aspen Music Festival. He has performed with many musical luminaries including conductors Sir Neville Marriner, Pablo Heras-Casado, Vasily Petrenko, Thomas Søndergård and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Pouliot performs on the 1729 Guarneri del Gesù on generous loan from an anonymous donor.