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Video Interview with Violinist Blake Pouliot: from del Gesù to Strad
At age 32, Canadian violinist Blake Pouliot is on a roll - he just finished a tour that ended in a Carnegie Hall performance with the Prague Philharmonic, and he recently started playing a beautiful 1728 Stradivari violin.
I caught up with him for this interview at the Colburn School, please enjoy! He will give a chamber recital at 4 p.m. on Sunday of works by Franck (of the Piano Quintet!), Debussy, Mozart and Takemitsu.
In our conversation Blake spoke about his path from starting violin as a seven-year-old in Toronto to the international concert stage. We also talked about his love for his alma mater the Colburn School and how the lessons learned from Robert Lipsett still resonate. He also showed us the 1728 Stradivari violin that he has recently started playing and talked about how he has learned to trust his own creative instincts as a performing artist.
Click here for more information about Blake Pouliot's recital at 4 p.m. on Sunday (Feb. 8) at the Colburn School.
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