Perlman Music Program Suncoast Announces Winter Schedule
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The Perlman Music Program (PMP) Suncoast has announced the schedule for its annual winter residency in Sarasota, which provides educational and performance opportunities to classical string musicians between the ages of 14 and 20.
Founded in 1994 by Toby Perlman, a Juilliard-trained musician and the wife of the world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman, students from all over the world apply to participate in PMP's winter residency via an intensive audition process. If accepted, they relocate to Sarasota for daily lessons from Itzhak Perlman and other PMP faculty.
Throughout the residency, the public is invited to attend a variety of free events, including orchestra and chorus rehearsals, student work-in-progress recitals and masterclasses, and PMP alumni also return to town to perform free concerts throughout the winter. The residency culminates in a celebration concert by the PMP 2025-2026 winter residents and a gala dinner.
Here's what's on the schedule this year.
Public Programs
Orchestra Rehearsals, Works-in-Progress and Masterclasses
More information about these free events will be posted on PMP's website in November. Registration is required.
Special Winter Residency Events
Super Strings
January 5, 2026, time TBA
Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota
This concert showcases the talents of local string musicians, who will join PMP students onstage for an orchestra rehearsal conducted by Itzhak Perlman.
Chamber Music Concert
January 10, 2026, time TBA
First Presbyterian, 2050 Oak St., Sarasota
PMP Alumni Events
Razuma String Quartet
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 2050 Oak St., Sarasota
This quartet's name is derived from its love of Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 59 No. 2, which is dedicated to Count Andrey Razumovsky.
Ariel String Quartet: Beethoven!
Sunday, February 22, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Holley Hall at the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, 709 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
The Grammy-nominated Ariel Quartet returns with music from its newly released albums of Beethoven Quartets, as well as other classical pieces.
Trio Gaia: Mythic Visions
Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 2050 Oak St., Sarasota
Trio Gaia immerses audiences in work that explores the interplay between impressionistic sounds and mythological imagery.
Zota Quartet
Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 7 p.m.
Campus Center at Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota
Sunday, May 3, 2026, at 6 p.m.
The Oval at The Bay, 1055 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota
The Zota Quartet, comprised of award-winning Perlman Music Program alumni, returns with a new program.
The Art of Music: A Collaboration Between the Zota Quartet and Visual Artists from Creative Liberties
Monday, May 4, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Fogartyville Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Court, Sarasota
The Zota Quartet will perform a special concert alongside an exhibition of work from the visual artists at Sarasota's Creative Liberties, which provides support services, studio space and exhibition assistance to local artists.
Celebration Events
PMP Celebration Concert
Friday, January 9, 2026, at 5 p.m.
Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota
Students of in the PMP's winter residency will perform a full concert conducted by Itzhak Perlman; the concert also includes a performance by choral students and faculty conducted by Patrick Romano. A gala dinner will take place after the concert at Michael's On East.
