This masterclass will be led by Hochstein alumna Annie Jacobs-Perkins. After the masterclass, Jacobs-Perkins will perform a recital with Katelyn Vahala in The Hochstein Performance Hall at 7:30 pm.

Praised for “hypnotic lyricism, causing listeners to forget where they were for a moment,” (The New Yorker), cellist Annie Jacobs-Perkins is the 1st prize winner of the Pierre Fournier Award, Buchet International Cello Competition, Chamber Orchestra of the Springs Emerging Soloist Competition, Father Merlet Award from the Pro Musicis Foundation, New England Conservatory Concerto Competition, and Hennings-Fischer Young.

The masterclass is free and open to the public.