Acclaimed violist to perform Friday at Pitt State

Award-winning Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak has achieved international acclaim as a trailblazing artist, praised for his radiant stage presence, dynamic interpretations, and fearless power.
Critics have described him as “an exciting new voice in Classical performance” (I Care If You Listen), “a powerhouse musician, with a strong voice and compelling sound” (The Whole Note) and lauded his “haunting lyrical grace” (Gramophone).
The 2021 YCAT Robey Artist and a top laureate of the 2020 Sphinx Competition, Bak is also a Grand Prize winner and Audience Prize recipient of the 2019 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, the recipient of the 2019 Samuel Sanders Tel Aviv Museum Prize and the 2019 John White Special Prize from the Tertis International Viola Competition.
Other recent accolades include being named one of ClassicFM’s “30 Under 30” Rising Stars, Musical America’s New Artist of the Month and being a featured artist for WQXR’s inaugural Artist Propulsion Lab.
The performance time will be 7:30 p.m. in McRae Hall at Pittsburg State University.
Tickets
Tickets are free to full-time PSU students with valid student ID; $10 for youth under 18 and those over 65; and $15 for the general public. Season packages also are available.
Tickets can be purchased n person at the PSU Ticket Office, Room 107 in the Garfield Weede Building, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; or online at www.pittstate.edu/tickets
They also may be purchased at the door 30 minutes prior to each concert, based on availability.