Simone Porter violin, Blake Pouliot violin, and Hsin-I Huang piano
Thursday, February 15, 6:30PM, Harris Concert Hall
A trio of young classical phenoms—all AMFS alumni—will open the 2024 Winter Music Recital Series with a thrilling evening in Harris Concert Hall! The wide-ranging program includes a variety of works from the Eagles’s instantly recognizable tune, “Hotel California,” to Korngold’s beautiful Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, to the Danse Russe from Stravinsky’s Petrushka.
Recognized as an artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication, star Simone Porter’s “silken-toned virtuosity puts her right up there with the finest interpreters of her generation.” (Chicago Classical Review). Since making her professional solo debut at age 10, Porter has debuted with major orchestras like the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic and received a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Described as “immaculate, at once refined and impassioned,” (ArtsAtlanta) violinist Blake Pouliot has established himself as a talent to watch, making important debuts with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and winning the Grand Prize at the 2016 Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Manulife Competition.
Hsin-I Huang brings in-demand skills as a pianist to round out the trio. Her 2017 album with violinist Pouliot earned 5 stars from BBC Music Magazine and was nominated for “Classical Album of the Year” at the JUNO awards.
Share in the joy of live music this winter with this virtuosic ensemble!