Clarinetist Sam Boutris' debut recording includes music by Robert Schumann, Debussy, Verdi and more
Released January 26, 2024 on Musica Solis
“breath-taking virtuosity." — EarRelevant
The award-winning clarinetist Sam Boutris’s first studio recording, Phases will be released on digital platforms on January 26, 2024. Boutris recorded works by Robert Schumann, Claude Debussy, Carl Nielsen and other recital favorites with the acclaimed pianist Sophiko Simsive. In celebration of the new album, Boutris makes his Carnegie Hall debut with Simsive and the Aizuri Quartet on January 29, 2024. Concert details at this link.
Phases (Musica Solis MS202401) is available for pre-order on Bandcamp and on the Musica Solis website.
Winner of the grand prize at the 2019 Chamber Music Northwest International Clarinet Competition, clarinetist Sam Boutris regularly performs as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician across North America. Mr. Boutris holds degrees from Yale University and the Curtis Institute of Music, and an Artist Diploma from the Juilliard School.
PHASES
Sam Boutris, clarinet
Sophiko Simsive, piano
Musica Solis
Catalog No: MS202401
UPC: 197999418463
Release date: January 26, 2024
TRACK LISTING
Louis Cahuzac
[01] Cantilène 4'50
Robert Schumann
Three Romances, Op. 94
[02] Nicht schnell 3'31
[03] Einfach, innig 3'58
[04] Nicht schnell 4'30
Luigi Bassi
[05] Fantasy on Themes from Verdi's "Rigoletto" 12'22
Claude Debussy (arr. by Sam Boutris)
[06] Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune 4'36
Carl Nielsen
[07] Fantasy Piece for Clarinet and Piano in G minor 4'04
Carl Maria von Weber
[08] Andante e Rondo Ungarese, Op.35 9'16
Total Time [47'07]
About the Artist
Clarinetist Sam Boutris regularly performs as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. Boutris is the recipient of the ‘Musica Solis’ grand prize award at the 2019 Chamber Music Northwest international Clarinet Competition. His upcoming performances include solo and chamber recitals at the Sarasota Art Museum, Piano On Park, Van Vleck Museum, and Carnegie Hall. Recent season highlights include performances of the Mozart Clarinet Quintet (Rolston String Quartet) and Clarinet Concerto at Chamber Music Northwest.
A featured recital on the award-winning Crypt Sessions series in New York City, a live broadcast solo recital on WQXR’s Midday Master Series at the Greene Space; solo recitals at Dame Myra Hess (Chicago) Lincoln Centers’ Paul Hall and Wilson Theater, the Harvard Club of New York, La Maison Française at New York University, and a featured recital of the Mozart and Brahms Clarinet Quintets with the Attacca Quartet on the Rockerfeller Noon Series. Other significant performances include concerto appearances with the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Chamber Music Northwest, Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra and the Yale Undergraduate Chamber Orchestra.
As an orchestral musician Boutris has performed as guest principal clarinet with the Louisville Symphony Orchestra, the Knights Chamber Orchestra, and ‘Symphony in C.’ He has also appeared as guest clarinet with the New Haven and Princeton symphonies. Boutris has also had video performances featured on ClassicFM, and The Violin Channel.
Boutris holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music, Yale University, and recently held a position in the Artist Diploma Program at the Juilliard School.