The University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program—coordinated by violist Elizabeth Oakes, lecturer in the UI School of Music—will present a free, public performance by the Cavani String Quartet and pianist Navah Perlman at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

The concert is part of the Cavani’s extended residency April 9-13 at the UI School of Music. The residency will include master classes, a public presentation on the publicly engaged work as part of a chamber music career, and numerous opportunities for UI School of Music students to work one-on-one with these guest ensembles.

The April 11 program will feature works by Beethoven, Dvorak, and Brahms.

The Cavani will kick off its performance slate Wednesday, April 10, at Mark Twain Elementary School. The quartet will be joined by the Ardore Quartet—a UI-based student quartet that performs recitals each semester and will tour this spring with Oakes—and Preucil School of Music students and faculty at the Cavani’s Family Concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Preucil School of Music main campus, 524 Johnson St. in Iowa City.

Other public events during the Cavani’s residency include:

• Wednesday, April 10: “Under The Hood”: Behind the scenes with the Cavani String Quartet, 12:30-1:20 p.m., Riverside Recital Hall
• Thursday, April 11: Chamber music master class, 11:30 a.m.-1:20 p.m., University Capitol Centre Recital Hall
• Friday, April 12: “Team Up with Music,” chamber music workshop at the Preucil School of Music north campus (2916 Northgate Dr.), 5-6 p.m.
• Friday, April 12: Chamber music master classes at the Preucil School of Music north campus (2916 Northgate Dr.), 7-8 p.m.
• Saturday, April 13: “Coaching Strategies,” chamber music workshop aimed at teachers and parents, 11 a.m.-noon, Preucil School of Music main campus (524 Johnson St.)

The Cavani Quartet performs regularly on major series and festivals throughout North America and Europe. The Cavani Quartet has the honor of being a winner of the prestigious Naumburg Chamber Music Award as well as numerous competitions including, Fischoff, Banff, and Coleman. Active proponents of contemporary music, the quartet has commissioned and performed a worldwide array of living composers and is a recipient of the CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming.

Formed in 1984, the Cavani Quartet was appointed Quartet-in-Residence at the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1988. The foursome has established itself as a dynamic leader in the field of Arts in Education, and has received a number of Chamber Music America Residency Partnership Grants. Nationally acclaimed for their inspiring and innovative teaching and proactive approach to residencies, the quartet has developed creative programs for audiences of all ages, including a series of children’s concerts for the Chamber Music of Lincoln Center.

Known for her lyrical eloquence on the stage, Perlman has established herself as one of the most poetic and admired pianists of her generation. She has performed to critical acclaim in major concert venues throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. She began her piano studies at age 6 with Ronit Amir Lowenthal and later attended the Juilliard School where she worked with Herbert Stessin. She also studied chamber music with Robert Mann, Felix Galimir, and Dorothy DeLay. Perlman holds an honors degree in art history from Brown University.

Perlman has appeared with numerous orchestras throughout North America including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Nashville Symphony, and Montreal Symphony. Internationally, Perlman has appeared with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Mexico, the Israel Philharmonic, the Prague Symphony, and the New Japan Philharmonic in Suntory Hall. She has given recitals in Washington, D.C., Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Scottsdale, and Baltimore.

The residency received funding from the University of Iowa Public Engagement Grants Program. More information on the UI String Quartet Residency Program can be found at uisqrp.wordpress.com.

The School of Music is part of the Division of Performing Arts in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI-sponsored events. For more information or an accommodation to attend this concert, contact the School of Music in advance at 319-335-1603. For a UI arts calendar and details about upcoming events visit the new Arts Iowa website.