Masumi Rostad's Sound Post Series 3, Featuring Blake Pouliot

Learn how Blake decided on the 1729 Guarneri del Gesù Violin in 15 minutes!

Grammy Award-winning, Japanese-Norwegian violist Masumi Per Rostad is an active performer and professor of viola and chamber music at the Eastman School of Music. As a former member of the Pacifica Quartet for almost two decades, he also founded DoCha, a chamber music festival in Champaign, Illinois.

Amidst his career, Masumi sits down with his friends and colleagues to discuss the ins and outs of their instruments in his Sound Post series.

The third edition has returned, and its second episode features violinist Blake Pouliot, an international soloist with a 1729 Guarneri del Gesù violin borrowed from the Canada Council Instrument Bank.

Masumi and Blake chat about an important question: How do you choose your violin in only 15 minutes?