Sam Boutris, Clarinet

Biography

Clarinetist Sam Boutris’ nuanced and genuine performances balance artistic originality with elegant interpretations that engage both audiences and critics alike. He regularly performs as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, collaborating with an eminent array of renowned conductors and colleagues.

Boutris’ current and recent season highlights include 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.

Boutris was the recipient of the ‘Musica Solis’ grand prize at the 2019 Chamber Music Northwest International Clarinet Competition and subsequently performed the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the festival orchestra on two programs. Other recent concerto engagements include performances with the 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, and ‘Symphony in C.’ He has also appeared as guest clarinet with the New Haven and Princeton symphonies.

Starting in the fall of 2017, Sam Boutris took a position in the prestigious Artist Diploma program at the Juilliard School in New York. He also holds degrees from Yale University and the Curtis Institute of Music.