đź“Ł OUT FEB 14TH!! Very excited + gratified to share that my debut album will be released next month on @brightshinytgs !
ad tendo features solo violin works by @reenaesmail , @esapekkasalonen.official , Andrew Norman, Hildegard von Bingen/ @marckxism , and Heinrich Biber. The first single, Andrew Norman’s glittering Sabina, is out + streaming now, and the whole album is available for preorder (CD! Digital! Vinyl!) at the link in my bio.
Clip from today’s rehearsal of Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra! Having such a blast playing alongside the absolutely amazing @thirdcoastpercussion . Performances tonight at @swarthmorecollege and next week in NYC Friday the 13th at @92ndstreety !
Beethoven Violin Concerto last week with @modestosymphony and @nicholashersh ! What a joy to revisit this monumental, life-affirming work alongside friends ♥️
photos by Merri Hansen
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“Hymn to the guardian angel” 🕊️
Simone Porter dives into the story behind Heinrich Biber’s haunting Passacaglia in G minor—one of the first solo violin works ever written. At the end of this clip, she shares a short excerpt of the piece herself.
🎻 Watch the full excerpt and conversation NOW on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts! Link in bio!
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“Absolute unmixed attention is prayer.” ✨Episode 9 of Practice Room Breaks is out now — link in bio!

I sat down with the brilliant violinist Simone Porter to talk about her musical origins, her electrifying stage presence, how she tackles performance anxiety, and the inspiration behind her debut album “ad tendo”—built around philosopher Simone Weil’s idea that “absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.” You’ll also hear a live performance of an excerpt from Biber’s Passacaglia (featured on the album) and what fuels Simone’s inspiration beyond the violin.
And there’s so much more content coming soon — from finding out what’s in Simone’s bag to a very special performance of a beloved piano piece transcribed for violin & piano that you all will instantly recognize.
Big thank you to @steinwayandsons and Steinway Hall in NYC for hosting our program!
🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Join Oregon Symphony Artist-in-Residence Simone Porter @simoneport for two FREE community events this week ahead of Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 with the Oregon Symphony
Friday, October 3 @ Literary Arts Bookstore @literaryarts : Porter presents a solo violin performance and talk inspired by the writing of philosopher Simone Weil. Weil’s insight that “Attention, taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer...Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer” serves as Porter’s inspiration for this performance, as well as her most recent album of solo violin works, ad tendo.
Saturday, October 4 @ Pacific Center: Porter leads a violin masterclass with 4 talented high schoolers from Portland Youth Philharmonic @pdxyouthphil and the Metropolitan Youth Symphony @playmys .
