Perlman Music Program Alumni Present: An Afternoon Quartet Performance

Perlman Music Program Alumni Present: An Afternoon Quartet Performance

Saturday, February 18

The Oval

Enjoy a free performance by the Perlman Music Alumni string quartet at The Bay!

The Perlman Music Program Suncoast will present a PMP Alumni string quartet performance of classical chamber music. The musicians will speak about their experiences, the pieces that will play, and interact with the audience in a Q&A.

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Tips for an enjoyable visit:

• Bring a chair to ensure a comfortable seat.
• Free Parking is located along Blvd of Arts, Van Wezel way, in front of the Van Wezel, and in front of the Blue Pagoda (655 N Tamiami Trl, Sarasota). Please avoid parking in designated Sarasota Orchestra parking areas.
• Food and beverages are available for purchase at The Nest concession.
• Some events attract large crowds: Arrive early, be kind, and please be patient.
• Keep pets on a leash.

About Perlman Music Program:

The Perlman Music Program nurtures the talent of gifted young musicians by providing an opportunity for them to train here in our area with Itzhak Perlman at the PMP Winter Residency.

After the residency, PMP students move on to higher education and careers. PMP Suncoast invites the alumni back to our area for our audiences to enjoy their extraordinary musical talent. This program gives our audiences access to world-class musicians and string quartet repertoire.

About the Musicians:

Jeremiah Blacklow, violin:

Jeremiah Blacklow began studying the violin when he was three. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed at important cultural centers across the globe including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Neue Galerie.

Jeremiah recently graduated from his Master’s degree at Juilliard, where he studied with Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho as a recipient of the Fidelity Foundation Scholarship and the Dorothy Starling Scholarship. He is the founding second violinist of the Renaissance String Quartet.

Valerie Kim, violin:

Valerie Kim, violinist and sometimes pianist, leads a colorful solo and collaborative career based in New York City. This past summer, she was invited to Yellow Barn and back to the Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop where she premiered Michelle Ross’ String Quartet, written in memory of Roger Tapping. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree under the tutelage of Li Lin and Itzhak Perlman at The Juilliard School, where she also earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship.

Jameel Martin, viola:

Violist Jameel Martin, has performed as a soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Indianapolis, and has performed for audiences in Austria, China, Canada, Germany, Israel, and across the United States. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he completed his pre-college and undergraduate studies. He is the founding violist of the Renaissance Quartet, alongside violinists Randall Goosby and Jeremiah Blacklow, and cellist Daniel Hass, having attended together the Perlman Music Program’s Summer Music School, Chamber Music Workshop, and repeated residencies in Sarasota and Israel.

Daniel Hass, cello:

Israeli-Canadian cellist made his solo debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at age 15. He has since performed as a soloist with orchestras across the United States and Canada, at world-class venues such as Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall. As recitalist and chamber musician, Daniel has performed in Amsterdam, Lisbon, Tel Aviv, Budapest, Montreal, and across the United States and Canada. Daniel is an alum of the Perlman Music Program. He graduated from Juilliard in 2017 as a recipient of the Kovner Fellowship, and in 2021 with a Master’s Degree.