Performer Biography

Maude Cloutier

Born in Montréal in 2003, violinist Maude Cloutier is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying violin performance with Ilya Kaler and Dr. Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler. She maintains a bold and versatile chamber music career extending throughout the United States, in addition to her many solo and collaborative engagements throughout Northeast Ohio. Passionate about contemporary music, she has premiered nearly a dozen new works to date, performed in CIM’s New Music Ensemble, and had a work of her own premiered at CIM in 2022. She has served as concertmaster of the CIM Orchestra, plays in Case Western Reserve University’s Baroque Chamber Orchestra, and has completed four semesters in the Advanced Piano Trio program at CIM. She has attended many renowned summer music festivals such as the Kneisel Hall Young Artist Program, the Heifetz International Music Institute, Encore Chamber Music, and Orford Musique. She also serves as Artist-in-Residence for Musical Upcoming Stars in the Classics and Violinist-in-Residence at the Church of the Western Reserve in Pepper Pike, OH, and is on the violin faculty of the Akron Music Institute. She is grateful to be playing a Julius Lombardi violin from 1787 graciously on loan to her by Kenneth Warren and Sons in Chicago, and a bow made by Charles Espey which was purchased for her by an anonymous donor. For more information, performance videos, and upcoming concerts please visit www.maudecloutier.com.