Vibha Janakiraman
VIOLINIST
"With each stroke, Vibha’s virtuosity shone through, captivating the audience with the richness and depth of her artistry. Her fingers danced effortlessly along the strings, breathing life into every note, evoking emotions that ranged from exhilaration to profound introspection."
---Medium.com
Bio
18 year old Indian-American violinist Vibha Janakiraman is a musician whose artistic purpose lies at the crossroads of chamber music, pedagogy, cultural intersection, and a love for mathematics. She is a student of Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho at the Juilliard School, where she is a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship. Her music has taken her to the stages of venues such as the White House, Kimmel Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Lincoln Center. Most recently, Vibha was named a 2023 Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a 2022 National YoungArts Gold Winner in Classical Music. She served as concertmaster of the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra in Alice Tully Hall in their 2022-23 season. After making her orchestral debut at the age of 11, Vibha has since appeared as a soloist with various ensembles, including the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra, the Ambler Symphony, the Newark Symphony Orchestra, and the Main Line Symphony Orchestra. Vibha is dedicated to bringing deeply impactful performances, presented with courage and patience, to her audiences.
Vibha's recent performance highlights include Kreisler's Recitativo and Scherzo at the White House for the June 2023 Indian state visit, Sarasate's Navarra at Carnegie Hall with Maxim Vengerov, the Oxford Philharmonic, and fellow Juilliard pre-college students, solo recitals at The Juilliard School, and concerts at the Perlman Music Program.
A devoted chamber musician at heart, Vibha is working towards her dream of performing the full Beethoven String Quartet cycle. She has performed with numerous chamber groups at The Perlman Music Program and the Juilliard School. Vibha appeared on NPR’s radio show “From the Top,” where she spoke of her cultural connection to South Indian Classical music and performed Reena Esmail's Darshan. Deeply inspired by her mentors, she is passionate about promoting holistic music education and is an avid teacher. Outside of the musical sphere, Vibha loves physics, math, learning languages, and writing. Vibha plays on an 1855 J.B. Vuillaume, generously on loan through the Tarisio Trust: Eric Sun-Karen Law Vuillaume Fellowship.
Events
Jun 30
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Aug 11
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
20 Litchfield Road, Norfolk, CT
Jun
20
C'est Bon Music Academy Faculty Concert
Guest Artist Residency
Works by Clara Schumann, Reena Esmail, Mendelssohn, and more
May 25
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Jun 16
Perlman Music Program Chamber Music Workshop
73 Shore Rd, Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965
May
7
Perlman Music Program Wine Auction
Beethoven String Quartet No. 10, "Harp"
Apr
27
Beethoven String Quartet Op. 59 No. 2 at The Juilliard School
Jan
25
4:00pm
Haydn String Quartet Op. 20 No. 2 at The Juilliard School
"Haydn-a-thon" String Quartet Concert, with Isabela Diaz, Janice Leung, and Ari Peraza-Webb
Morse Hall, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Dec
6
6:00pm
Franck Sonata at The Juilliard School
Sonatenabend Recital, with pianist Changchang Liu
Paul Hall, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Nov
3
4:00pm
Mozart String Quartet K. 499 at The Juilliard School
"Mozart-a-thon" String Quartet Concert, with Isabela Diaz, Janice Leung, and Ari Peraza-Webb
Morse Hall, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Nov
1
7:00pm
Schubert Rondo Brilliante at the Neue Galerie, NY
Perlman Music Program's Works in Progress Concert
1048 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028