For 22 years, the Perlman Music Program Suncoast (PMP Suncoast) has brought the celebrated Perlman Music Program (PMP) Winter Residency to Sarasota, establishing it as a cornerstone of the region’s cultural season. Under the guidance of renowned violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman and his wife, Toby Perlman, this two-week program has delighted local audiences while providing world-class training to gifted young string musicians from around the globe. This year, the PMP Winter Residency is December 30-January 10, and moves from USF Sarasota-Manatee to Sarasota, bringing music, mentorship, and community events into the city’s vibrant cultural center. A total of 28 gifted string students and Fellows (student mentors) from around the world will participate in lessons, studio classes, works-in-progress recitals, chorus and orchestra rehearsals leading up to the PMP Orchestra Celebration concert. Starting on December 30, the public is invited to watch free orchestra rehearsals under the baton of Itzhak Perlman and works-in-progress recitals by the students. Audiences will also be able to watch Patrick Romano, Chorus Master, rehearse with the PMP chorus.