MUSIC, ART AND MORE THIS WEEKEND ON SHELTER ISLAND!
"My first time coming to The Perlman Music Program on Shelter Island was in 2011, the first summer after I moved to the United States. I still vividly remember the excitement when I was on the ferry approaching the Island, or rather approaching a musical heaven....
Read moreCongratulations to alum Matthew Lipman, who joins the Stony Brook Department of Music faculty as Artist-in-Residence beginning September 2018!
Congratulations to alum Matthew Lipman, who joins the Stony Brook Department of Music faculty as Artist-in-Residence beginning September 2018!
Congratulations to PMP student Kevin Zhu for winning the 55th International Paganini Violin Competition!
Congratulations to PMP student Kevin Zhu for winning the 55th International Paganini Violin Competition!
CONCERTS COMING UP ON SHELTER ISLAND!
Stires-Stark Alumni Recital Series: Cong Wu, viola
Saturday, April 21 at 5 PM | Clark Arts Center, Shelter Island
Cong Wu performs Brahms, Schubert and Schumann with pianist Yinfei Wang. $25 tickets are on sale now, free for students. Meet the artists after the performance.
Works in Progress Concert
Sunday, April 22 at 2:30 PM | Clark Arts Center, Shelter Island
PMP students and alumni perform classical masterworks by Bloch, Schumann and Tchaikovsky with pianist Jun Cho. Free and open to the public! Members of the Virtuoso Society may email us to reserve seats.
Read moreItzhak Perlman reads Mendelssohn's beloved Octet with PMP students at the Israel Conservatory of Music... click through for many more!
Read moreCongratulations to PMP alumnus Tomer Gewirtzman, piano, who performs at Carnegie Hall on Monday, April 2!
On Monday, April 2, PMP alumnus Tomer Gewirtzman, piano, performs Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 3 at Carnegie Hall with conductor David Robertson and The Juilliard School Orchestra. Congratulations, Tomer!
Congratulations to PMP alumnus Xavier Foley, bass, for being awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant!
On Thursday, March 22, PMP alumnus Xavier Foley, bass, was awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant. Congratulations, Xavier!
Congratulations to PMP alumnus Francisco Fullana for releasing his new album "Through the Lens of Time" and being awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant!
On March 17, violinist Francisco Fullana released his new album "Through the Lens of Time", on Orchid Classics, and was recently awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant. Congratulations, Francisco!
Read moreHosted by Kristy and Jim Clark with Emilia and Pepe Fanjul
Click here for the evening's photo gallery!
Photos courtesy of Doug McGlothlin / CAPEHART Photography.
On Saturday, March 3, The Perlman Music Program (PMP) held a spectacular concert and dinner at Kristy and Jim Clark’s stunning Palm Beach home. Co-hosted by Emilia and Pepe Fanjul, the evening honored Toby and Itzhak Perlman’s dedication to classical music’s bright future. For the eleventh year in a row, philanthropists and music lovers gathered to share their passionate support of the Perlman’s exceptional students and alumni...
Read moreTHIS WEEKEND ON SHELTER ISLAND!
STIRES-STARK ALUMNI RECITAL SERIES: JINJOO CHO, VIOLIN
Saturday, March 10 at 5 PM | Clark Arts Center, Shelter Island
Jinjoo Cho performs Britten, Chausson, Faure and Stravinsky with pianist HyunSoo Kim.
Works in Progress Concert
Sunday, March 11 at 2:30 PM | Clark Arts Center, Shelter Island
PMP students and alumni perform classical masterworks by Brahms, Beethoven and Khachaturian with pianist Jun Cho.
ALUMNI NEWS
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Sean Lee and Peter Dugan performed to a packed house at the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church.
Violinist Jinjoo Cho joins the faculty at McGill University's Schulich School of Music in September 2018.
Bassist Xavier Foley made his NYC recital debut at Merkin Hall. Click here to listen!
Save the dates for violist Cong Wu on April 21 and a WIP on April 22 at the Clark Arts Center.
Read moreCongratulations to PMP faculty and alumna Areta Zhulla, who joins the Juilliard String Quartet in September 2018!
The Juilliard String Quartet has appointed PMP alumna and faculty member Areta Zhulla as their new first violinist beginning September 2018. Areta joins quartet colleagues Ronald Copes, Roger Tapping, and Astrid Schween to perform worldwide and teach full time on The Juilliard School faculty.
Read moreCongratulations to the Ariel Quartet on their debut recording of Brahms and Bartok, which will be released on March 13, 2018!
Ariel String Quartet will release their debut recording of quartets by Bartok and Brahms on March 13, 2018.
Click here for more info, or click here to pre-order the disc!
Read moreCongratulations to violinists Ruben Rengel and Randall Goosby for winning prizes at the 2018 Sphinx Competition!
Extraordinary wine and music at Le Bernardin Privé
Click here for the evening's photo gallery!
On Thursday, February 1, The Perlman Music Program (PMP) celebrated the artistry of wine and music at the annual Wine Dinner and Charity Auction. The evening brought together nearly 120 supporters in the elegant Le Bernardin Privé for dinner designed by Chef Eric Ripert, music by PMP’s extraordinary young artists, and an exciting live auction directed by Jamie Ritchie, Worldwide Head of Sotheby’s Wine. The event raised an unprecedented...
Read moreSunday, February 18, 2018
Congratulations to violinist and PMP alumna Alice Ivy-Pemberton for winning The Juilliard School's Concerto Competition!
Alice will perform Corigliano's Violin Concerto on February 19th at 7:30pm at Alice Tully Hall, with conductor Jeffrey Milarsky and The Juilliard Orchestra.
Click here for more info.
The Perlman Music Program, an educational classical music program for outstanding string players led by Toby and Itzhak Perlman, is seeking a part-time Alumni Coordinator.
Read moreCongratulations to conductor/violinist and PMP alumnus Joshua Weilerstein who conducts the New York Philharmonic this week!
Congratulations to cellist and PMP alumnus Haran Meltzer for winning in the AICF's 2018 Aviv Competition cello division!
Congratulations to violinist and PMP alumna Mariella Haubs who performs in the off-broadway show 'A walk with Mr. Heifetz'!
Congratulations to cellist Sterling Elliott who performs with the New York Philharmonic on Sunday, January 6!
Kick off this season of giving, and take part in Giving Tuesday with us!
The Perlman Music Program is incredibly proud of our students and alumni for #givingback to the communities where we live and visit.
Scroll down for a few favorite outreach moments in our local schools...
As part of our 2017 Alumni Chamber Music Retreat, PMP made two visits to the Shelter Island School.
At our 2016 Israel Residency in Tel Aviv, PMP students accompanied young Israeli musicians under the baton of Itzhak Perlman.
PMP students paid it forward again alongside local musicians at our 2016 Sarasota Residency in Florida.
Help us keep paying it forward! Many thanks for your generous support of PMP.
Photo credits to JoAnn Kirkland, Rod Millington, and PMP Staff.
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